tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31588679.post1630755391948097612..comments2023-10-21T16:25:58.899+01:00Comments on Three Score Years And Ten: Tony Benn - True BlueHarry Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01600933854461096745noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31588679.post-76632284401761206852007-04-19T23:44:00.000+01:002007-04-19T23:44:00.000+01:00Duncan,Thanks. A century ago the causalities in Wa...Duncan,<BR/><BR/>Thanks. A century ago the causalities in Wars were 80% troops and 20% civilians. Now it is a 80-20 split the other way round. The person giving the most thought to changing the nature of international conflicts is Mary Kaldor of the University of Sussex who can be Googled.Harry Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01833380054575757928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31588679.post-27985516987595540382007-04-18T21:56:00.000+01:002007-04-18T21:56:00.000+01:00sorry - you're right - silly idea of mine - Benn ...sorry - you're right - silly idea of mine - Benn would almost certainly be Blairite on policy again the minute he was elected - and re-reading that article he didnt rule out war as a method of defeating terrorism (which is like using petrol to try to put out a fire).<BR/><BR/>John Cruddas would make a much better deputy leader. <BR/><BR/>Congratulations on reaching 70 and 100!calgacushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18253675072578015749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31588679.post-27420343275786665392007-04-17T17:18:00.000+01:002007-04-17T17:18:00.000+01:00calgacus,As it is Hilary Benn and not Tony Benn, h...calgacus,<BR/><BR/>As it is Hilary Benn and not Tony Benn, he will not stand in a joint ticket with John - for that would end his chance of becoming Deputy Leader. I will not give up on Peter4Leader yet. But if he does not come forward, then I will probably vote for John but only as an emotive response- as hope will then be dead.<BR/><BR/>The reality of politics in this country is displayed in connection with the events Bob Piper refers to above. After Tony Benn walked the length of the football queue he refers to in 1997, his majority dropped in the following General Election from 6,414 to 5,775 whilst mine in the neighbouring Constituency rose from 6,270 to 18,321. Principles must never be put aside, but politicians also need to know how to play their hands.Harry Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01833380054575757928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31588679.post-71436930686102723832007-04-16T23:22:00.000+01:002007-04-16T23:22:00.000+01:00Going off at a tangent here but Hillary Benn despi...Going off at a tangent here but Hillary Benn despite an unpromising start has refused the World Bank funding till it dropped privatisation conditionalities on loans - and is now saying <A HREF="http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,2058223,00.html" REL="nofollow">terrorism should be fought through ideas and example - not through wars</A>.<BR/><BR/>How about a McDonnell-Benn Leader & Deputy ticket? Could that unite the party if the two men would agree to it?calgacushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18253675072578015749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31588679.post-77464457347204805762007-04-16T13:44:00.000+01:002007-04-16T13:44:00.000+01:00I was away this week-end (posting from my son's) a...I was away this week-end (posting from my son's) and did not have my magic shirts with me. So Sheffield FC lost out to rivals Retford 2-0 and Sunderland seemed to be distinctly off form, but scambled a 2-1 victory over QPR. I am back now to prepare for my 100th Blog !Harry Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01833380054575757928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31588679.post-68602786119970418382007-04-15T20:20:00.000+01:002007-04-15T20:20:00.000+01:00Harry, as I recall from Tony's diaries, a few days...Harry, as I recall from Tony's diaries, a few days later he walked the length of the queue for tickets to the replay, speaking to everyone as he went. A real opportunity for a candidate to speak to the thousands of voters, so I suppose he wasn't too upset by the fact that there was a replay.Bob Piperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13792439016502695274noreply@blogger.com