Tony Benn Interview on the EU Lisbon Treaty (Former Labour MP)

[rugbyboy198127]

MUST LISTEN TO THIS MAN VERY CAREFULLY - did you hear what he said about murdock and the pressure on blairs government to sign up to the treaty or murdock's papers wouldn't back them? that's the world we live in people - it's disgusting absolute disgrace - and tony benn telling i like it is - this not hidden from us - its public knowledge and we lap it up - i've lost faith in the british people entirely now.... why dont we do something about this? so our government is contolled by likes of him?!

[2edsajdmsa]

I really want Britain to stay in the EU because I like the four freedoms I have as a European Citizen, but what My Benn is saying is most frightening.

[MrGilles1990]

@2edsajdmsa Collaborator! you support the oppressor!

Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety

[duxberry1958]

tony wedgwood benn his dad was a mp and his granddad in the house of lords I DO BELEAVE

[SPAG22]

That's very disturbing the thing he said at 8.20 and very true. EU membership has underminded the fundemental principle of democracy which is a government cannot bind its sucessors.

[Spenner56]

GERMANY is lucky as the German Court ruled that the EU is not allowed to take certain powers away from it. These powers include police,justice,military,educat­ion,private sphere of the country's citizens,social security,credit etc.

This makes Germany one of the most free countries in Europe along with Norway and Switzerland.

What a shame that this won't apply to Britain.

Google : Fair Trials International  European Gendarmerie Force EU Corpus Juris

[SPAG22]

Hardly surprising given that Germany controls the EU.

[karlcelt]

the world needs change , and fast !! corporate greed is ruining this planet , as tony benn himself said , why do people accept 80% of the worlds wealth is in the hands of 1% of the population ! am i the only one that is sick of it , i have had enough of the greed that surrounds us all . time to do something about it !

[SPAG22]

I'd find his critisms of rich people more convincing if he didn't say it whilst polishing his gold bullion.

[Draugh39]

No more strange than a white person criticising white racism, isn't it?

[SPAG22]

@Draugh39 Only if that white person isn't a racist themselves.

[Draugh39]

sort of. To expand it:

The fact that you have money but want to have a system which makes people more economically equal, is no more strange than having a white person in South Africa 30 years ago arguing against apartheid.

ok?

[SPAG22]

@Draugh39 Well no a white person can't help being white, a rich person though can give away all their money. As long as we have multi millionaires (like Lord Benn) we will always have poor people.

[Draugh39]

That all depends on how that "rich person" uses his/her money, doesn't it? It is a person's actions that determine if they are "good" or "bad" not their social status, skin colour etc.

And we will always have persons richer than others but we can reduce the gap between them.

[Thunderchief35]

Key point for me is when he says the BBC regards this as undiscussable. This is a huge issue that has huge ramifications for the future of this country. Frightening.

[SarahAntsez]

Manics1989

Believe me Tony Benn doesn't feel used,and he's way too intelligent to be used .I find your comment ironic, give the appalling way he was treated by the labour party .

[Chewbacca2000]

Interview taken by WeAreChange UK. Kickass!

[BigGibbo1986]

This man is very important, take heed.

[Manics1989]

UKIP, using Tony Benn?? You should be ashamed.

[DyingHoneyBee]

"a theft of public rights" this man speaks the truth

NO! TO THE LISBON TREATY