“Having served for nearly half a century in the House of Commons, I now want more time to devote to politics and more freedom to do so.”
While it’s 15 years since he said that, Tony Benn’s words today seem more apposite than ever, albeit in a way he didn’t intend. For democracy seems to be in a very poor state of repair just now, and power seems to lie increasingly not with our elected representatives, but with the elites and the establishment.
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