What a fine speech, what a great leader. I am from Pakistan. I met him in 2002 in Trafalgar Square during a protest." I have always wanted to meet you," I told him. "Now that you have met me," he replied, "you can see there is nothing much to admire." What modesty. Rest in peace.
I'm gad he was never Prime Minister. One has to deal with evil when taking up that mantel. No one leaves without bIood on their hands. Tony's hands will be forever clean. Gone 10 years. May he rest in peace.
Of course no@@winstonbrown1516, it depends on whose blood on the hands. Innocents', chidren's or workers blood versus killers' and invaders ' blood. Hitler's or Netanyahu's and Blair's or Bush's hands aren't clean. Churchill's or De Gaulle are clean.
@@DwayneABryan Fallen yes, but not Jeremy. Labour. If anything Jeremy tried to resuscitate Labour one last time in 2017. He was destroyed politically by the powers that be for daring to do that.
Tony Benn, a legend nobody could touch his strong arguments, how did Britain get so greedy and cruel, answer begins wth .................Ronnie and Margaret
Tony Benn referring to the Labour party, who I was a member, I'm getting out politics to get involved with politics. No not the conservative party or Ronald Reagan, no no Tony Blair and Gordon brown destroyed the UK. So don't shut your ears to the truth. Labour is a bag a bag of shit.
Tony Blair achieved his goal which he actually publicly stated and that was to destroy England. And he did. He received free university education but then he brought in charges. In his first year he also brought in 12 billion pounds of taxes on English industry. He then taxed the people like never before. Then gave his friend Lord Pilkington a special golden handshake (hence pilkington glass which is actually rubbish)…. And somehow even with all these taxes, the country became indebted as never before. Check out Blair’s personal assets and all those whom sat with him on that administration ….. amongst the world’s wealthiest people. Total corruption. The rebate from the EU that was obtained by MT ceased to exist because for some reason Blair was happy to have the hard-working people of England hand all the taxes to an unlawful organization. All politicians starting from Blair are owned by the same deep state scum. Whether they be to the left or right, they are all owned by the same master. Hence the state of the world today. They are in every country. Fortunately they have lost. The evil and corruption has always been there but now people are awake and they see.
By God. Wish we could turn the clock back! Just notice how Conservative members then actually listened to what a member like Wedgey had to say. Respectful of an informed intellect! What a difference!
I was thinking exactly the same thing whilst he was speaking. Look at the lot of them today … It’s just like listening to a bunch of horrible, self entitled, upperclass hooligans, all laughing and squabbling amongst themselves in their elite playground. The decisions they are currently taking are causing the deaths of thousands of innocent civilians … yet again!!! Absolutely disgusting!
I love his voice. His eyes were open and he spoke the truth!! What happened to MP's like this?! Apart from JC and maybe GO. Israel has got away with too much too long!! Now the world seem to be more awake, it needs to stop!!
Superb oratory coviction, powerful truths and nails the injustice, double standards and hypocrisy of unaccountable power!! A giant statesman and warrior for truth
He was ridiculed by the media on all sides. Most notably stating he was not qualified to interview Saddam in any last min attempt for peace (should be on here). Also by the labour supporting media for his UKIP sponsored stance on the EU, and by the tory media for tax avoidance. Of course all media will put someone down if they are not following the agenda of the day @@clemalford9768
@@williamlaxton7126 He gave up his hereditary peerage to stand as an MP for Chesterfield. He was very outspoken against the Iraq war. He was a principled man.
Not a politician.., a Man! A Good Man! If this great Man were here today they would cancel him as they did Corbin. I was lucky enough to hear him speak a little just once in London. I had a chance to hear him speak once more and in depth in, An Evening With Tony Benn 2014 but did not take advantage of the chance. I regret this as he died that year. We miss you, Tony. A Giant among pygmies!
@@elbmw Complete with Afro!🤣 The biggest Stich-Up I've seen in my many decades on this Earth. Smearing him with the Mark of Cain, as is their wont to do. Smearing a Man who gave his life to freedom for all. Sad thing is, the Gimps who usually voted Labour believed all the tripe and voted Tory. Some folk just don't deserve Brains.
@@elbmwAnd Tam Dalyell to his right, another great speaker. I think that is Audrey Wise behind Benn. She's looking thinner than in other photos, but she was possibly already ill: she died of cancer 2 1/2 years later. A remarkable woman.
This is just such an amazing speach ,and brilliant argument against going to war. A man of great integrity , intelligence and compassion . I'd forgotten what it was like to listen to someone this passionate and intelligent in politics ,a remarkable man .
I saw him in Orpington in about 1980 speaking to members of the Labour Party. He was one of the greatest speakers I have ever seen. A man with powerful convictions and incredible clarity.
Respect to all these clear MINDS who know how the westerners act and have the guts to spoke against those acts! Great speech. To bad for Britain and for all the world we dont have him among us anymore!
One of the best politicians and MPs Britain ever had . A true champion of the working classes and the poverty stricken . I'm afraid we'll never see the likes of Tony Benn ever again as we now seem to have only chancers and grifters .
A man of integrity is rare thing in today's Punch and Judy show. “I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” ― Maya Angelou
I just love this man Tony and the great man Jeremy seating behind also not forgetting the great mr robin, god bless there souls and long life to Jeremy❤
Tony Benn was so in tune with the British people at that time. This was the start of the UK going downhill. An expensive war for the UK and profitable one for the US, with their rebuilding of Iraq after an unnecessary war. Blair has done very well on a personal level, from that time and there after.
This is when we had politicians with brains that could give a speech and the rest listened. What a shambles nowadays. No comparison. Turn back the clock.
Not only was this an important historic speech because of its intellect, logic, passion, empathy and heart, ... but also because Tony proved to be right (!), then and in hindsight. ❤
Very powerful speech, with great intelligence and high sense of humanity in every angle, this man is honorable gentleman in the full sense of it. God bless his soul in peace.
It's the first time i know about him. Man of great integrity and political wisdom and compassion. It's very clear why he never became prime minister. That's the post for puppets on a string.
One of my most respected people on earth x these sentiments stand today . Powerful truth spoken still makes me so sad that Iraq war went ahead and over a million innocents died
Tony Ben was the Prime Minister we should have had. He was an amazing humanist. We need to have more politicians like him who are true to serving his people and not banks and wealth.
This politician was full of integrity. Many current members of government should learn from him instead of being bribed by Israel to do their dirty work.
Wow wow wow. This speech is Sensational. I have great respect for the late Great Tony Benn. One of our Kingdoms Greatest Politicians. He was one of our Nations Greatest political Mavericks. He truly was a Politician with Vision and genuine compassion.
Imagine such as speaker today - if he/she was in the german Bundestag he would not be able to finish a single sentence without being shouted down all the time while in british parlament he/she would only be able to speak in front of empty benches at best. Today - if you are a "conservative" you have to cry for war with a vigor. If you are "labour" you have to cry for war with double the vigor. Thats where we have come to.
Westminster sadly controlled by the Zionists which ever side of the room you sit today , our sovereignty left a long time ago and anyone who speaks out is labelled an anti-Semite - what utter bollox , criminals are criminals
Don't know why you think that. But even Churchill gained sudden wealth after being in debt just before making Britain fight in WW2.. Even though Germany wrote to Britain stating they had no intention of fighting or invading Britain.
@@GeorgeSorrow Churchill did disappoint.. Countless men and boys from the UK died.. National debt went up. Social change swept the land due to broken families in war torn Britian. All because Churchill received a legal bribe to lead Britian to war. And no, it's not naive to assume Germany would have kept their words because they managed to form allies with other nations and did not go back on their words. But all Churchill cared about was the money he received. And his actions in turn made the banks richer. Because the UK had to pay back what was borrowed with interest. And of course borrow more to fix the destruction. And not forgetting how Churchill caused famine in South Asia at the same time all this was going on. The guy was an utter turd.. A fat sweaty mess. And the inky reason we hear good of him is because he did his job well... Not serving the people but the ones who paid off his debt and made him richer. Same people who probably had shares in the papers and lending companies of that time too. Slimy weasels.
@@GeorgeSorrow Churchill did disappoint.. Countless men and boys from the UK died.. National debt went up. Social change swept the land due to broken families in war torn Britian. All because Churchill received a legal bribe to lead Britian to war. And no, it's not naive to assume Germany would have kept their words because they managed to form allies with other nations and did not go back on their words. But all Churchill cared about was the money he received. And his actions in turn made the banks richer. Because the UK had to pay back what was borrowed with interest. And of course borrow more to fix the destruction. And not forgetting how Churchill caused famine in South Asia at the same time all this was going on. The guy was an utter turd.. A fat sweaty mess. And the inky reason we hear good of him is because he did his job well... Not serving the people but the ones who paid off his debt and made him richer. Same people who probably had shares in the papers and lending companies of that time too. Slimy weasels.
RIP Tony Benn. Unfortunately, he'll be writhing in his grave. I had the great privilege to meet him during the 'Stop the war' campaign in the late 2000s. What a wonderful man...
We used to have towering statesmen of intellect and integrity. Now look at what we have - Keir Starmer, David Lammy, Ricky Sunak, et al. It makes you weep! Thanks for posting this, I remember when Britain had real and raw political discourse. No doubt if Benn was alive today he would have been thrown out of the Labour party and branded an anti-semite by Starmer. Rest in Peace Tony a true humanitarian.
Very knowledgeable man with great insight of the politics in the Middle East and gave a true picture of the consequences of the war and bombing that took place in Iraq and the suffering of the Iraqi people in general and Iraqi children in particular, because the are the true victims of war, I wish he’s a live now to see what had Iraq turned into, backwards country, ruled by religious thugs and armed Iranian backed militias , militias and thieves.
I miss this man. I was on the first 'Stop The War" protest. I received my 20th Anniversary hoodie yesterday. It's sad to see that some humans refuse to Evolve 😮😮
A million people marched in London 🎉🎉🎉against this action, politicians ignored the people 😮😮 Nothing has changed, 😮😮corporate, IMC. controls our elected politicians,,,viva mr Micheal foot..man of integrity 🎉🎉🎉
I was lucky enough to meet Tony Benn in 2015 at the State Opening of Parliament and he was such a kind, courteous, generous and humble man. They say never meet you heroes but I'm glad I plucked up the courage to walk up to him and gently interrupt his conversation.
What a fine speech, what a great leader. I am from Pakistan. I met him in 2002 in Trafalgar Square during a protest." I have always wanted to meet you," I told him. "Now that you have met me," he replied, "you can see there is nothing much to admire." What modesty. Rest in peace.
What a lovely memory
Great story, thanks for sharing with the world
MasyaAllah. May God bless the man.
No wonder you admire him if you’re from Pakistan 🙄
@@Officialnrbwhat about all the white English people who admire him? Are they from Pakistan also
Bloody hell, how much have we declined since 1998? It's staggering.
Apostasy
This isn’t 1998.
Blair
Yes ... 1998 can't be right ... 2003 fits
@@teresaconnelly4654John major stepped down in 2001.
One of Britain’s greatest Politicians who should have been Prime Minister. The late great Tony Benn is one of my political heroes.
I'm gad he was never Prime Minister.
One has to deal with evil when taking up that mantel.
No one leaves without bIood on their hands.
Tony's hands will be forever clean.
Gone 10 years.
May he rest in peace.
So you got evil tony as PM instead
@@winstonbrown1516I get what you’re saying, but Benn could have absolutely transformed this country and our foreign policy.
Of course no@@winstonbrown1516, it depends on whose blood on the hands.
Innocents', chidren's or workers blood versus killers' and invaders ' blood.
Hitler's or Netanyahu's and Blair's or Bush's hands aren't clean.
Churchill's or De Gaulle are clean.
@@Bricsophile Churchill was an evil Bastard.
Jeremy listening with great attention
Attention to the Truth
Yes I thought that was Corbin... Look at how far they have fallen... Sir Kier Starmer.
@@DwayneABryan Fallen yes, but not Jeremy. Labour. If anything Jeremy tried to resuscitate Labour one last time in 2017. He was destroyed politically by the powers that be for daring to do that.
Tony Benn, a legend nobody could touch his strong arguments, how did Britain get so greedy and cruel, answer begins wth .................Ronnie and Margaret
Was it cruel to retake the Falklands?
I think you’ll find it began with the Rothschilds…
Tony Benn referring to the Labour party, who I was a member, I'm getting out politics to get involved with politics. No not the conservative party or Ronald Reagan, no no Tony Blair and Gordon brown destroyed the UK. So don't shut your ears to the truth. Labour is a bag a bag of shit.
I loved and worshipped Tony Ben . He cannot be replaced and I so miss his passing. His brother is a great man to .
Tony Blair achieved his goal which he actually publicly stated and that was to destroy England. And he did. He received free university education but then he brought in charges. In his first year he also brought in 12 billion pounds of taxes on English industry. He then taxed the people like never before. Then gave his friend Lord Pilkington a special golden handshake (hence pilkington glass which is actually rubbish)…. And somehow even with all these taxes, the country became indebted as never before. Check out Blair’s personal assets and all those whom sat with him on that administration ….. amongst the world’s wealthiest people. Total corruption. The rebate from the EU that was obtained by MT ceased to exist because for some reason Blair was happy to have the hard-working people of England hand all the taxes to an unlawful organization. All politicians starting from Blair are owned by the same deep state scum. Whether they be to the left or right, they are all owned by the same master. Hence the state of the world today. They are in every country. Fortunately they have lost. The evil and corruption has always been there but now people are awake and they see.
The greatest prime minister we never had. A mighty legend
Our misfortune!
Similarly with Jeremy Corbyn, who is sat behind Tony in this vid.
What about little Sunak then
@@Jamie71q...for starters he couldn't reach, the little shit!!!😊
Snap! 👏🤝
Tony Benn was one of the Few who Represented the term Honourable.
Powerful Speech Sir.
- And you can easily attach 'Right' before 'Honourable'! 😐
Is there any member of the commons today as knowledgable and eloquent as Tony Benn? Simple answer... no!
George Galloway is back in play
Andrew Bridgen
Jeremy Corbyn
His five questions about power are indispensable
Jeremy Corbyn
By God. Wish we could turn the clock back! Just notice how Conservative members then actually listened to what a member like Wedgey had to say. Respectful of an informed intellect! What a difference!
I was thinking exactly the same thing whilst he was speaking. Look at the lot of them today … It’s just like listening to a bunch of horrible, self entitled, upperclass hooligans, all laughing and squabbling amongst themselves in their elite playground. The decisions they are currently taking are causing the deaths of thousands of innocent civilians … yet again!!! Absolutely disgusting!
I love his voice. His eyes were open and he spoke the truth!! What happened to MP's like this?! Apart from JC and maybe GO. Israel has got away with too much too long!! Now the world seem to be more awake, it needs to stop!!
JC and GO? James Cleverley and George Osborne?
@@pipster1891 Jeremy Corbyn!
Who's the GO?
@@TheFriendoftheFunk George Galloway haha I meant GG 😆🤦🏽♀️
@@pipster1891😂😂😂
Superb oratory coviction, powerful truths and nails the injustice, double standards and hypocrisy of unaccountable power!! A giant statesman and warrior for truth
A great human. This is the class of leaders who should be the leader of the country.
Admirable !! One of the best speeches I've ever heard. It honors the British Parliament.
👍
At the time!
A place or complete dishonour now. A shameful place.
The best British Politician hands down
Tony always worked for under privileged.This man was a giant man
We don’t have such noble men in politics in our country!
@@JantaKaReporter
Sadly, they are the exception to the rule, nowadays.
There's one sitting behind him 😂
Which country are tou from ????@JantaKaReporter
@@stringer-ik1pc UK. I made this country my home 24 years ago.
This is when U.K. still had decent politicians still just about! Gold bless TONY BENN MAY HE REST IN HEAVEN IN PEACE
That's lovely.
Was he a Muslim?
@erniepugwash
...and neocon-😈's
👍😉
Tony Blair was PM in 1998, at that time opened our borders in secret with our telling us.
Tony Benn was a quality politician. Not like the opportumist rubbish we have in parliament now.
Opportunity knocks...... on a political door. Then Tony benn answers. Oops
@@robertfish4052 Do you actually know anything about the man?
He was ridiculed by the media on all sides. Most notably stating he was not qualified to interview Saddam in any last min attempt for peace (should be on here). Also by the labour supporting media for his UKIP sponsored stance on the EU, and by the tory media for tax avoidance. Of course all media will put someone down if they are not following the agenda of the day @@clemalford9768
Quality? He was useless as trade secretary and had to be removed. He spoke fine words but as a politician achieved nothing.
@@williamlaxton7126 He gave up his hereditary peerage to stand as an MP for Chesterfield. He was very outspoken against the Iraq war. He was a principled man.
Not a politician.., a Man!
A Good Man!
If this great Man were here today they would cancel him as they did Corbin. I was lucky enough to hear him speak a little just once in London. I had a chance to hear him speak once more and in depth in, An Evening With Tony Benn 2014 but did not take advantage of the chance. I regret this as he died that year.
We miss you, Tony.
A Giant among pygmies!
@winstonbrown1516 You can see Corbyn in this video, sitting just behind and to the right (our left) of Benn.
@@elbmw
Complete with Afro!🤣
The biggest Stich-Up I've seen in my many decades on this Earth. Smearing him with the Mark of Cain, as is their wont to do. Smearing a Man who gave his life to freedom for all. Sad thing is, the Gimps who usually voted Labour believed all the tripe and voted Tory.
Some folk just don't deserve Brains.
@@elbmwAnd Tam Dalyell to his right, another great speaker. I think that is Audrey Wise behind Benn. She's looking thinner than in other photos, but she was possibly already ill: she died of cancer 2 1/2 years later. A remarkable woman.
You couldn't cancel his intellect, recount of history and experience. He'd stand out and be popular
Possibly one of the greatest men of peace A wonderful human.
Indeed!
Compare Tony Benn to the current government. A towering giant amongst maggots!!!!!
My Goodness this man is a legend
One of the finest politicians with exemplary oratory skills.
He was feared and admired, in equal measure, by his contemporaries.
He set the benchmark by which most failed!
Mr Benn speaking with the highest morality listened to by Mr Corbyn sitting behind and truly understanding
This is just such an amazing speach ,and brilliant argument against going to war. A man of great integrity , intelligence and compassion . I'd forgotten what it was like to listen to someone this passionate and intelligent in politics ,a remarkable man .
Why a person like this, a just and compassionate man is very rare nowadays? even a reasonable member of government is hard to come by now
So true
👏👏👏👍
Nowadays, out of work 🤡🤡🤡 and criminals become politicians!
It’s now corrupted 😢
George Galloway like him the way his express the words full of enthusiastic
The same reason why Bernie Sanders never got to be nominated by the Democrats
I saw him in Orpington in about 1980 speaking to members of the Labour Party. He was one of the greatest speakers I have ever seen. A man with powerful convictions and incredible clarity.
Respect to all these clear MINDS who know how the westerners act and have the guts to spoke against those acts! Great speech. To bad for Britain and for all the world we dont have him among us anymore!
The greatest politician in my lifetime.
Indeed!
Fcuk off deleting my repliesl, google!
A true Socialist, unlike the pink, ziotory, currently in charge of the LIEbour/CONServative party!
Eh? You feeling alright? What about Iain Duncan Smith?
enoch powell?
I have always said we live in hypocrisy not democracy!
a hypocracy
Like it , absolute truth
What a great man Tony Benn was ❤🙏.
A brilliant man. God bless Tony Benn.
One of the best politicians and MPs Britain ever had .
A true champion of the working classes and the poverty stricken .
I'm afraid we'll never see the likes of Tony Benn ever again as we now seem to have only chancers and grifters .
I loved this guy, a true humanist and democrat. God bless him.
Amazing to hear this from a British politician! So well said! Thank you for uploading this important video! 👍
A man of integrity is rare thing in today's Punch and Judy show.
“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
― Maya Angelou
I just love this man Tony and the great man Jeremy seating behind also not forgetting the great mr robin, god bless there souls and long life to Jeremy❤
Fantastic speech
Tony Benn was so in tune with the British people at that time. This was the start of the UK going downhill. An expensive war for the UK and profitable one for the US, with their rebuilding of Iraq after an unnecessary war. Blair has done very well on a personal level, from that time and there after.
Brilliant speaker, wonderful man
I’m sorry to say that politicians such as Tony Benn, with such integrity and high standards barely exist nowadays!
This is when we had politicians with brains that could give a speech and the rest listened. What a shambles nowadays. No comparison. Turn back the clock.
Absolute silence and everyone listening, both parties.
Splendid oratory of a quality that is now sadly absent from the Commons.
A clever and fine gentleman --- much missed
What a great speech,so much trought
Another great man sadly missed ❤
We still had 🧠 brains and balls in those days
He had brains and balls. The rest did not 🚫 which is why we are HERE.
We?...your govt had already signed up to agenda 21 at this point and to killing its own poplulation.
Tony Benn, the man who got through " Contrived Democracy Net" of UK Gov
just like galloway has !
If you can compare Ben to galloway , you have lost your grip on reality.
Not only was this an important historic speech because of its intellect, logic, passion, empathy and heart, ... but also because Tony proved to be right (!), then and in hindsight. ❤
Listening to Tony Benn makes you realise that something is lacking in todays Britich parliment.
Brilliant man.I always listened to him when he spoke
Worth watching indeed.
Thanks.
Wow what a great man.
Very powerful speech, with great intelligence and high sense of humanity in every angle, this man is honorable gentleman in the full sense of it. God bless his soul in peace.
It's the first time i know about him. Man of great integrity and political wisdom and compassion. It's very clear why he never became prime minister. That's the post for puppets on a string.
Thank you for sharing this. Tony Benn was an exceptional human being. One of the few politicians who remained true to his principles.
To bad there is no leader's like him today
Wow just shows how incompetant & poor our politicians have become !
One of my most respected people on earth x these sentiments stand today . Powerful truth spoken still makes me so sad that Iraq war went ahead and over a million innocents died
Tony Ben was the Prime Minister we should have had. He was an amazing humanist. We need to have more politicians like him who are true to serving his people and not banks and wealth.
Now, that's what I call passion. And it all came to pass.
True human being crossed all political and religious barriers in humanity …we miss him and his voice and point of justice
Tony Benn Greatest PM we never had. God Bless his soul. This great speech was from 1998 - very little has changed ….
Brilliant...still relevant..
ALL THESE LOST YEARS 😮
NOTHING HAS CHANGED!
The very best! These are the kind of politicians we need. People who speak from the heart for the benefit of humanity.
The wonderful Tam Dyall in the background too, quality man along with dear Tony Benn.
He was totally right, the consequences of what happened are still felt today.
This politician was full of integrity. Many current members of government should learn from him instead of being bribed by Israel to do their dirty work.
And yet despite these wise words ...they went ahead and bombed anyway.
Wow wow wow. This speech is Sensational. I have great respect for the late Great Tony Benn. One of our Kingdoms Greatest Politicians. He was one of our Nations Greatest political Mavericks. He truly was a Politician with Vision and genuine compassion.
Wise & prudent words
What a gentleman, only George Galloway today remains as someone who can talk with such authority
Now he'd be put out of the so called, labour party
Imagine such as speaker today - if he/she was in the german Bundestag he would not be able to finish a single sentence without being shouted down all the time while in british parlament he/she would only be able to speak in front of empty benches at best. Today - if you are a "conservative" you have to cry for war with a vigor. If you are "labour" you have to cry for war with double the vigor. Thats where we have come to.
Westminster sadly controlled by the Zionists which ever side of the room you sit today , our sovereignty left a long time ago and anyone who speaks out is labelled an anti-Semite - what utter bollox , criminals are criminals
@@JosipRadnik1Yes, and this is only going to an end with a catclysmic tragedy beyond imagination.
@@thadtuiol1717 Have you considered that this may be the desired outcome for those pulling the strings?
@@elbmwTheir bunkers in New Zealand won't save them
If only this once Great Nation had people like him about today R. I. P TONY BENN
A time when MP’s didn’t sell their soul for money from lobbying groups
I'm not certain that's entirely true but if they did those that did it were in much fewer numbers and didn't do it so openly! Tony Benn a great man
Don't know why you think that. But even Churchill gained sudden wealth after being in debt just before making Britain fight in WW2.. Even though Germany wrote to Britain stating they had no intention of fighting or invading Britain.
@@cheekyape lets just say Churchill didn't disappoint and regarding Germany and its message of peace don't you think your being a touch naive.
@@GeorgeSorrow Churchill did disappoint.. Countless men and boys from the UK died.. National debt went up. Social change swept the land due to broken families in war torn Britian. All because Churchill received a legal bribe to lead Britian to war. And no, it's not naive to assume Germany would have kept their words because they managed to form allies with other nations and did not go back on their words. But all Churchill cared about was the money he received. And his actions in turn made the banks richer. Because the UK had to pay back what was borrowed with interest. And of course borrow more to fix the destruction. And not forgetting how Churchill caused famine in South Asia at the same time all this was going on. The guy was an utter turd.. A fat sweaty mess. And the inky reason we hear good of him is because he did his job well... Not serving the people but the ones who paid off his debt and made him richer. Same people who probably had shares in the papers and lending companies of that time too. Slimy weasels.
@@GeorgeSorrow Churchill did disappoint.. Countless men and boys from the UK died.. National debt went up. Social change swept the land due to broken families in war torn Britian. All because Churchill received a legal bribe to lead Britian to war. And no, it's not naive to assume Germany would have kept their words because they managed to form allies with other nations and did not go back on their words. But all Churchill cared about was the money he received. And his actions in turn made the banks richer. Because the UK had to pay back what was borrowed with interest. And of course borrow more to fix the destruction. And not forgetting how Churchill caused famine in South Asia at the same time all this was going on. The guy was an utter turd.. A fat sweaty mess. And the inky reason we hear good of him is because he did his job well... Not serving the people but the ones who paid off his debt and made him richer. Same people who probably had shares in the papers and lending companies of that time too. Slimy weasels.
RIP Tony Benn. Unfortunately, he'll be writhing in his grave.
I had the great privilege to meet him during the 'Stop the war' campaign in the late 2000s. What a wonderful man...
Thank you for posting this inspiring speech by one of the nation's wisest politicians. Makes the current breed look like unruly children
Loved him genuinely honourable
Absolutely true word's.... the uk has alot to answer for
My favourite politician ever....How we could do with a heavy dose of his compassion and humanity in these troubling times.
The best of men. When will we see such another?
We have another in George Galloway.
That was when there was an opposition.
@normanstratford9329 Indeed it was, however Labour were actually in power in 1998.
Opposition within the party is all the more powerful.
We used to have towering statesmen of intellect and integrity. Now look at what we have - Keir Starmer, David Lammy, Ricky Sunak, et al. It makes you weep! Thanks for posting this, I remember when Britain had real and raw political discourse. No doubt if Benn was alive today he would have been thrown out of the Labour party and branded an anti-semite by Starmer. Rest in Peace Tony a true humanitarian.
Tony Benn was one of my favorite politicians of all time.
My God, that was a beautiful speech! If only we had Tony Benn, or someone like him, in the house now. We don't even have anyone that comes close!
Back when 1 out of 100 politicians actually behaved on principle rather than personal greed or coercion.
What a phenomenal speech. He is a Legend. Inspiring. Please can our current MPs watch and learn from this
is that Jeremy Corbyn behind Mr BENN?
That’s correct!
Very knowledgeable man with great insight of the politics in the Middle East and gave a true picture of the consequences of the war and bombing that took place in Iraq and the suffering of the Iraqi people in general and Iraqi children in particular, because the are the true victims of war, I wish he’s a live now to see what had Iraq turned into, backwards country, ruled by religious thugs and armed Iranian backed militias , militias and thieves.
Quality politician , unlike his son
His son is a disgrace
impeccable speech/words
They don’t make them like Tony Benn anymore
He was a force.
Rest in peace, good man.
Incredible! Voice of truth!!!
I miss this man.
I was on the first 'Stop The War" protest.
I received my 20th Anniversary hoodie yesterday.
It's sad to see that some humans refuse to Evolve 😮😮
When Politicians had dignity and vigour.
So much truth ... I am old enough to have seen it all happening!!!!!
A million people marched in London 🎉🎉🎉against this action, politicians ignored the people 😮😮 Nothing has changed, 😮😮corporate, IMC. controls our elected politicians,,,viva mr Micheal foot..man of integrity 🎉🎉🎉
What a great speech from a remarkably great man.
I was lucky enough to meet Tony Benn in 2015 at the State Opening of Parliament and he was such a kind, courteous, generous and humble man. They say never meet you heroes but I'm glad I plucked up the courage to walk up to him and gently interrupt his conversation.
WE could do with some people like him in parliament right about now.
Wishful thinking
George Galloway. Jeremy Corbyn.
My favorite politician when I was young.
And no doubt one of the finest politicians we've ever seen globally.