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Seven years gone – Tony Benn is still our man for all seasons
On the anniversary of the Labour legend’s death, ALAN SIMPSON wonders what words of wisdom he’d have for us today
Veteran Labour politician, Tony Benn, in Grosvenor Square, London, where he joined members of Stop The War Coalition protesting in Trafalgar Square, London, in April 2009
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I FIND it hard to accept it is seven years since Tony Benn died. I miss his wisdom, foresight, kindness and humour.
Worse still, whether the country realises it or not, we are all the poorer for the loss of Benn’s political acumen and vision.
Faced with some of the biggest existential challenges in human history, today’s politics obsesses with the short term and the superficial.
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