The People Who Have Sacrificed Their View

The Marxist Analysis Has Got Nothing To Do With What Happened In Stalin's Russia: It's Like Blaming Jesus Christ For The Inquisition In Spain.

I Do Not Share The General View That Market Forces Are The Basis Of Personal Liberty.

If I Rescued A Child From Drowning, The Press Would No Doubt Headline The Story: 'benn Grabs Child

The Nature Of The Economic System Should Be A Matter For Public Choice, And Free Market Capitalism Should Not Be Accepted Without Any Discussion Of The Rich Variety Of Alternatives ... Unlike Civil Laws, Economic Laws Are Imposed On People With All The Authority Of Immutable Laws Of Nature. But The Economy Is Created By People, Supported By Government Intervention, Regulation, Statute And Subsidy, And Implemented In Such A Way That It Gives Substantial Wealth And Power To A Privileged Few, While The Majority Face A Life Of Relentless Work, Stress And Periodic Financial Insecurity.

I Opposed The Suez War, I Opposed The Falklands War. I Opposed The Libyan Bombing And I Opposed The Gulf War And I Never Believed That Any Of Those Principled Arguments Lost A Single Vote - Indeed, I Think They Gained Support Though That Was Not Why You Did It. What Has Been Lacking In Labour Politics Over A Long Period Is A Principled Stand