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| Title | : | Out of the Wilderness: Diaries, 1963-1967 (Tony Benn Diaries #2) |
| Author | : | Tony Benn |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 608 pages |
| Published | : | September 15th 1988 by Arrow (first published 1987) |
| Categories | : | Politics. Biography. Nonfiction |
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1963 saw Labour's emergence from its 'wilderness years' in Opposition, and the election of Harold Wilson following the unexpected death of Hugh Gaitskell. In the first Wilson government of 1964 Benn was made Postmaster General and became known as an innovator for his introduction of the Giro and arguing for a radical broadcasting policy. After Labour's landslide victory of 1966 he was appointed to the Cabinet as Minister of Technology, but Labour's honeymoon came to an abrupt end in 1967 with the introduction of devaluation, leading to disilliusionment with the Government.Tony Benn's account on his relations with the industrialists, television and press chiefs, the Palace and the diplomatic world as well as trade unionists, civil servants, and his Cabinet colleagues, reveals the workings of our political and economic systems at the highest level.
Out of the Wilderness is a unique political record of the 1960s, told by a man who served in five Labour administrations and who today is one of the most experienced figures both in and out of the House of Commons.
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| Original Title: | Out of the Wilderness: Diaries, 1963-1967 |
| ISBN: | 0099586703 (ISBN13: 9780099586708) |
| Edition Language: | English URL https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/1037677/out-of-the-wilderness/9780099586708/ |
| Series: | Tony Benn Diaries #2 |
| Characters: | Tony Benn |
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Ratings: 4.29 From 41 Users | 1 review ReviewsWrite Up Regarding Books Out of the Wilderness: Diaries, 1963-1967 (Tony Benn Diaries #2)
Fascinating; probably self-censored of course but full of detail nonetheless, and published around 20 years after the period they cover (so lots of the people were - some are now - still around). Most interesting: the hilarious saga of the Queen and the matter of her head on stamps; the technological innovations and forecasts (interesting to see what was thought possible and what actually happened later); the workings of the civil service, particularly in frustrating the wishes of the electedAnthony Neil Wedgwood "Tony" Benn, PC (3 April 1925 14 March 2014), formerly 2nd Viscount Stansgate, was a British Labour Party politician. He served as a Member of Parliament from 1951 until 2001, and was a Cabinet Minister under Harold Wilson and James Callaghan in the 1960s and 1970s. After his retirement from the House of Commons, he continued his activism and served as president of the Stop
Fascinating; probably self-censored of course but full of detail nonetheless, and published around 20 years after the period they cover (so lots of the people were - some are now - still around). Most interesting: the hilarious saga of the Queen and the matter of her head on stamps; the technological innovations and forecasts (interesting to see what was thought possible and what actually happened later); the workings of the civil service, particularly in frustrating the wishes of the elected
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