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14 Mar 2014, 2:46 am
Biscuitman
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Like his ideas or disagree with them, at least he was sincere. I guess that while Maggie and Tony Benn could not agree on much they both had in common the fact that they sincerely held the views that they expressed and tried to put into action.
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15 Mar 2014, 10:01 am
Nambo wrote:
smudge wrote:
Nambo wrote:
I spoke to Mr Benn last at the Nelson Mandela memorial they held in the Houses of Parliament, its always freezing in Westminster hall, especially in winter, when I saw how cold he was I insisted he warm himself for a while by my electric fire.
I did see him once after that and noticed how suddenly he had become frail looking.
I did see him once after that and noticed how suddenly he had become frail looking.
What did he say?
He said he was freezing.
Nambo wrote:
Another Mr Benn anecdote, he had commissioned a couple of brass wall plaques thanking all the staff at Parliament, even down to the cleaners, these plaques where looking a bit dull with age.
One day Mr Benn comes for one of his visits to the Houses of Parliament carrying an old plastic bag which he sets down next to these plaques.
As a Joke I said to him, "have you come to polish your plaques?"
"Yes" he said, I couldn't believe it when he then gets out some rag and a tin of brasso and starts polishing them!
As people passed by looking in astonishment I said, " People think MP's get a good pension, well look at poor Mr Benn, he,s had to come back as a cleaner"
He laughed.
One day Mr Benn comes for one of his visits to the Houses of Parliament carrying an old plastic bag which he sets down next to these plaques.
As a Joke I said to him, "have you come to polish your plaques?"
"Yes" he said, I couldn't believe it when he then gets out some rag and a tin of brasso and starts polishing them!
As people passed by looking in astonishment I said, " People think MP's get a good pension, well look at poor Mr Benn, he,s had to come back as a cleaner"
He laughed.
Haha, good for him! I'd love to work where you work. You get to meet such interesting people.
