The End Of An Era: Diaries 1980-1990 - Softcover

Benn, Tony

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0099971100 ISBN 13: 9780099971108

Publisher: Arrow, 1994

Synopsis

Tony Benn's final instalment of diaries centres on a decade which saw the disintegration of Eastern Europe, an unprecedented assault on the labour movement at home, the fall of Margaret Thatcher and the tragic war in the Gulf. It is a period which marks the peak of Tony Benn's reputation as a brilliant parliamentarian. This final volume of diaries gives us insight into an era of extraordinary international and domestic political life making it one of the most important political writings of our time.

About this title

Synopsis:

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.

About the Author:

Radical statesman and Member of Parliament for over fifty years, Tony Benn is the pre-eminent diarist of his generation. His political activity continued after 'retirement' through mass meetings, broadcasts and in more recent years through social media. A widower since 2000, Tony Benn died at his home in London on 14th March 2014.

About this edition

• Publisher: Arrow
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0099971100
• ISBN 13: 9780099971108
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 704