1963 saw Labour's emergence from its 'wilderness years' in Opposition, and the election of Harold Wilson following the unexpected death of Hugh Gaitskell. In the first Wilson government of 1964 Benn was made Postmaster General and became known as an innovator for his introduction of the Giro and arguing for a radical broadcasting policy. After Labour's landslide victory of 1966 he was appointed to the Cabinet as Minister of Technology, but Labour's honeymoon came to an abrupt end in 1967 with the introduction of devaluation, leading to disilliusionment with the Government. Tony Benn's account on his relations with the industrialists, television and press chiefs, the Palace and the diplomatic world as well as trade unionists, civil servants, and his Cabinet colleagues, reveals the workings of our political and economic systems at the highest level. Out of the Wilderness is a unique political record of the 1960s, told by a man who served in five Labour administrations and who today is one of the most experienced figures both in and out of the House of Commons. 'No-one interested in the political influence of the Crown, the intrigues of the civil service or the highly traditionalist character of Harold Wilson can afford to ignore it' The Observer.

Out of the wilderness: Diaries, 1963-67

TONY BENN

Hutchinson

Hardcover, 1st edition in plastic protected unclipped jacket, very good condition. Minor scuff to bottom edge of rear board

Office without power: Diaries, 1968-72

Charles James Fox: Man of the people (Radius Books)

David Powell

Radius

The Benn Diaries

Biographies & Memoirs

Leaders & Notable People

Tony Benn's six volumes of diaries, covering the years 1940-1990, give a personal record of achievements, conflicts and dramatic events in political life this century. This is a single-volume abridgement of the complete diaries.

The Benn Diaries, 1940-90

YEARS OF HOPE is a kind of 'prequel' to the published series of DIARIES, and will cover fully the peerage renunciation, as well as revealing his early career, touching on schooldays, RAF service during the war, early involvement with politics etc. As a young man he had dealings with Atlee, Bevan, Morrison, Gaitskill and all the major politicians of the post-war Labour Government. This book will be more personal than earlier volumes and will draw on letters and other documents as well as the DIARIES themselves. It will reveal the extraordinary consistency of Benn's political views, as well as showing how he came to acquire them.

Years of Hope

Random House of Canada, Limite

Out of the Wilderness

Arrow

Covering the Thatcher years of Labour's exile, this final volume of Benn's diaries offers a day-to-day record of an eventful decade in British politics. It includes descriptions of Labour's battles with Militant, the internal strife within the party, with damaging leadership and deputy leadership elections, Benn's loss of his Bristol seat in the 1983 General Election, the miners' strikes, the rise of Neil Kinnock, the Spycatcher debacle, the fall of Margaret Thatcher, and the Falkland and Gulf Wars.

The End of an Era

Arguments for Democracy

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

Penguin Books, Ltd.

Parliament, people, and power: Agenda for a free society : interviews with New left review

Verso Editions and NLB

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