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Originally Posted by steeljack
sorry , but for some reason I think anyone who went through the first 30 odd years of his life as the Hon. Sir Anthony Wedgewood- Benn, then became known as Lord Stanfield, then changed to Anthony Wedgewood-Benn and then chameleon like became Tony Benn ,after finding his prolitarian roots has some credibility/identity problems.
and also ....who gives his Son a girls name
Maybe I'm old fashioned , but the only honest reason I know to change your name is if you are a woman and you get wed . 
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As you know steeljack I'm a life long Tory, and never agree with anything TB stood for whilst in front line politics, but I've seen hime speak on a number of occasions in the last few years and at 82 for the first time in his life he is saying things which to me are just common sense