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Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris
Yes, RIP Tony Benn, a man who always spoke his mind. However, I have to smile cynically at some of the eulogies that are pouring in. If he had come on here and expounded his views on immigration (he was in favour and thought it was a good thing), law and order (he believed in rehabilitation, rather than retributive justice) and quite a few other subjects, he would have been castigated as a bleeding heart do-gooder!
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On the other hand, his position on the EU, and his desire to make MPs more responsive to the wishes of their constituents would have won him lots of support. A commited socialist who was never a mere ideologue ... R.I.P. Tony Benn.