Read The Benn Diaries: 1940-1990 Online
Authors: Tony Benn
WINCH, Olive (Buddy). Miss Winch was with the family as a children’s nurse from 1928 until 1940, when she left to undertake war work. A life-long friend.
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Abbott, Diane, 610, 617, 627
abolition of capital punishment (1964), 121
abortion debate, 485, 486–7
Acland, Antony, 391–2
Adair, Red, 419–20
Adeane, Sir Michael, 125, 127, 134, 140–1, 152–3, 235, 277–8
Aircraft and Shipbuilding Nationalisation Bill (1976), 367, 376
Airlie, Jim, 253, 254, 260
al-Sahili, Dr Shafiq, 631–2
Albu, Austen, 161
Aldermaston, 472
Aldridge, Alan, 225
Allaun, Frank, 204, 226, 245, 274, 441–2, 490
Allen, Sir Douglas, 299, 337
Allende, President: murdered (1973), 272; undermined by CIA, 299
Alvarez, Robert, 553
Amery, Julian (Lord), 345
Amin, Idi, 399–400, 412
Amis, Kingsley: poor opinion of Benn, 281
Amoco, 394–5
Animal Liberation Front, 573
Annan, Lord, 134
Anne, Princess, 418, 432
Anti-Nazi League, address to, 448
‘Any Questions’ appearances: (1970), 230; (1982), 540
Apollo 12 landing and moon walk (1969), 215
Arafat, Yasser, 341
Archer, John, 436–7
Arguments for Democracy
, 513, 519
Arguments for Socialism
, 477, 501
Armstrong, Sir Robert (Lord), 184, 580, 592
Armstrong, Sir William (Lord), 165, 329
Arnold-Forster, Mark, 99, 241, 528
Arnott, John, 470–1
Ascroft, Eileen, 56
Ashdown, Paddy, 634
Ashley, Jack, 486
Ashton, Joe (PPS), 305, 317, 321, 323, 348, 349, 350, 351, 354, 368, 387, 494, 495, 565
Ashwell, Jack, 459
Astor, Jacob, 42
Atkinson, Norman, 242, 245, 368, 530
Attlee, Clement (1st Earl), 1, 26, 27–8, 29, 31, 36, 97, 140, 213, 269, 289, 373, 619
General Election: majority of six in 1950, 25; defeat in 1951, 25, 32
inferiority complex, 28
Attlee, Violet (Lady), 27–8, 31, 97
Aylestone, Lord, 220
Backbencher of the Year 1990 (
Spectator
choice), 636
Bacon, Alice, 138, 186, 226
Baker, Peter, 308
Balfe, Richard, 520
Balogh, Thomas (Lord), 100, 156, 236, 421–2, 438
Moscow trip with Benn (1967), 168, 170–1
Banks, Sir Donald, 152
Banks, Tony, 261, 346, 540, 636, 640 offers Benn to stand down as MP (1983), 550
Barker, Bas, 597
Barker, Sue, 87–8
Barlow, Frank, 53
Barnes, Harry, 597
Barnett, Joel (Lord), 290, 291, 364, 401, 462, 487
Basnett, David (Lord), 406, 478, 490, 491, 492, 498, 529, 579
Beatles, 132
Beckett, Margaret, 610,
see also
Jackson
Beckett, Sir Terence, 449
Ben-Gurion, 43
Benn, Caroline (wife), passim advice and support, 70, 78, 82, 92, 107, 222, 229, 262, 311, 320, 346, 354, 527, 529, 541, 581
articles, 212, 225
book on comprehensive education, 194
Chair of Holland Park School governors, 236
Comprehensive Schools Committee Group, 176
contributes to education policy, 495
Keir Hardie biography, 601, 625, 641
marriage and children, 25, 47–8, 56, 61
member of ILEA, 225, 264
recording for BBC, 152
tributes from husband, 340, 373
visits with husband: Bedwas Colliery, 338; Washington (1967), 172
Benn, David (brother), 1, 13, 27, 84
Benn, Emily (grand-daughter), birth, 621
Benn, Hilary (son), 58, 63, 102, 134, 137, 212, 246, 337, 349, 443, 481, 534
birth, 25; serious injury, 262, 264; marriage, 265; death of wife, 476–7; remarriage, 538; birth of children, 522, 556
authority on the Common Market, 567
Benn, James (grandson), 614, 638
Benn, Joshua (son), 63, 104, 106, 112, 124, 163–4, 199, 222, 230
birth, 25, 56; support at elections, 300, 562; birth of son, 574
meeting with Duke of Edinburgh, 180
Benn, Michael (brother), 11, 14, 17, 505
letters from Tony, 2–3, 4–6
service in RAF, 1, 10; awarded DFC, 5; killed in action, 12–13, 26
Benn, Michael Graham Clark (grandson), 614, 633
birth, 522, 524
Benn, Melissa (daughter), 63, 106, 112, 172, 194, 199, 250
birth, 25, 47–8
TV appearance, 203–4
First Class degree LSE, 477
meeting with Duke of Edinburgh, 180
Benn, Nita (daughter-in-law): marriage (1988), 615; birth of daughter, 621
Benn, Rosalind (daughter-in-law), 262, 265, 443, 445, 466
death, 476–7
Benn, Sally (daughter-in-law): marriage and birth of sons, 522, 538, 556
Benn, Stephen (son), 58, 143, 193, 194, 197, 273
birth, 25; A-levels, 212; help at elections, 300; election agent 473; candidate GLC elections, 514; marriage, 615; birth of daughter, 621
Benn, William Graydon Feeney (grandson), birth, 574; 576, 614
Berrill, Kenneth, 436
Beswick, Frank, 285
Betjeman, Sir John, 71, 170
Bevan, Aneurin, 26, 27, 32, 33, 37, 44, 48, 51, 52, 53, 54, 59–60, 69
resigns as Minister on introduction of health charges, 28–30
death, 72
Beveridge Report, 4–5, 48
Bevin, Ernest, 29, 31
resigns as Foreign Secretary, 28
Bevins, J. R., 118, 151
Beynon, Alan, 547
Biffen, John, 274, 345, 376, 399
Binning, Ken, 284
Birkbeck College, 493
Birch, Nigel, 53
Bish, Geoffrey, 263, 467, 468, 470, 594, 595
Blackburn, Robin, 577
Blake, George, 165
Blunkett, David, 558, 578, 580, 583, 584, 611
Blunt, Anthony: revealed as spy (1979), 483–4
Booth, Albert, 358, 383, 457
Borman, Colonel Frank, 199, 201
Bowden, Herbert (Lord), 111, 112, 117, 154, 510
Bowder, John (APS), 216
Boyle, Sir Edward: resigns over Suez, 42–3
Braddock, Bessie, 42, 70, 182
Bradley, Tom, 276
Brandt, Willy, 288, 502
Benn plays host (1980), 488–9
meeting with Saddam Hussein to effect hostage release, 631, 636, 639–40
Branson, Sir Richard, 632
Bray, Jeremy, 405
Bretherton, James, 451
Brezhnev, Leonid, 247, 489; doctrine, 218
Briggs, Asa (Lord), 134
Brinham, George, 81
Bristol East constituency selected as candidate (1983), 545
narrow defeat in 1983 General Election, 548
Bristol South constituency defeated in selection contest (1982), 544–5
Bristol South East constituency by-election victory (1950), 25
retains seat: (1951) 31; (1955) 37; (1959) 67
victory in by-election after readoption and disqualification (1961), 88–9; unsuccessfully defends seat at Election Court, 91–4
takes up seat again in 1963, 101–4
retained with increased majority: (1964) 115, (1966) 148
majority halved in 1970, 231
increased majority: (February 1974) 282; (October 1974) 300
much reduced majority (1979), 472
seat disappears with boundary changes, 500–1
Bristol riots (1980), 487
British Petroleum, 328, 334, 342, 343–4, 424, 525
Benn opposes sales of shares, 405, 421
Brittan, Sir Leon
Home Secretary, 563
Trade and Industry Secretary, 580
resigns after Westland affair, 581, 592
Brockway, Fenner (Lord), 46, 500, 524
Brook, Sir Norman, 43
Broughton, Sir Alfred, 367
Brown, George (Lord George-Brown), 81, 82, 88, 95, 104, 106, 107, 119, 138, 144, 146, 153–4, 160–1, 165, 168, 172, 176, 178, 186, 204, 222, 226, 258, 299, 634
appointed Foreign Secretary, 163
resignation over decision to close gold market, 182–5
instability, 185
attack on Benn, 311
resigns from Labour Party, (1975), 346–7
SDP member, 510, 531
Brown, Ron, 184
Brown, Sir Stanley, 228
Brown, Wilfred (Lord), 274
Buckton, Ray, 262, 426, 449, 478
Bunster, Alvaro, 272
Burroughs, Bill (PS), 460, 465, 470, 472, 473
Burrows, John, 560, 571, 575, 597, 609, 632
Bush, George, 625
Butler, David, 32, 39, 42, 43, 52, 86, 94, 105
Butler, Gordon, 571
Butler, Richard Austen (Lord), 45, 93–4, 99
Butlin, Billy, 152
Callaghan, Audrey (Lady), 83, 405, 418
Callaghan, James (Lord), 36, 44, 50, 53, 72, 83, 100, 109, 145, 146, 164, 176, 198, 213, 215, 217, 221, 227, 237, 239, 244, 249, 259, 263, 267, 268, 270, 274–6, 277, 280, 293, 324, 331, 348, 349, 500, 516, 528, 542
Home Secretary (1967–70), 179; suspected of plotting by Wilson (1968), 197; challenges leadership, 204; war against crime, 219–20; political skills, 236
favours limits on immigration (1972), 258
campaign for leadership (1973), 272
fears power of unions, 278–9, 479–80
Foreign Secretary (1974–6), 285, 286, 287, 294–5, 334, 351
Common Market, 313, 315, 425–8
successful leadership bid (1976), 350, 352, 353, 354–5
Prime Minister (1976–9), 357–61, 362, 365, 366, 368, 369, 371–3, 374, 375–6, 390, 392–3, 396, 400, 401, 405, 420, 422–3, 431, 437, 439, 440, 447–8, 456, 459, 619; appoints Jay ambassador to US, 415; direct elections to European Parliament 416–17;
warns strikers and unions (1977) 432–3; sends frigates to Falklands (1977), 434; monetary policy, 446, 449, 450, 451, 452, 457, 462, 464; IMF crisis, 377–89; improving relations with Benn, 393; Lib-Lab pact (1977), 407–9; summit meeting with Carter, 413; conflict with Benn, 426–7, 497; security services, 452–4; attends Guadeloupe summit, 461; winter of discontent (1979), 461–2, 463; government defeat in House, 466–7; Election (1979), strategy, 468–70; defeat, 473
leader (1979), 474–5, 478, 479, 482, 483, 490–1, 492, 493
resigns as leader (1980), 499
Cambodia, US invasion (1970), 225
Cameron, Ken, 630
Campaign for Democratic Socialism (CDS), 244
Campbell, Bea, 540, 559
Campbell, Duncan, 506–7
Campbell-Savours, Dale, 375, 573
Carey, Archbishop George, 636
Carrington, Peter (Lord), 424, 637
resignation as Foreign Secretary, 532, 533
Carter, Jimmy, 379, 405, 456, 457, 461, 553
Downing Street summit (1977), 413–14
foreign policy, 416
nuclear policy, 411, 413, 414
Cartwright, John, 276, 405
Carver, Peter, 255
Castle, Barbara (Baroness), 46, 55, 79, 80, 108, 112, 144, 147, 160, 161, 177, 186, 220, 221, 242–3, 275, 286, 291, 295, 300, 308, 323, 327, 348, 349, 360, 373, 406, 430, 449, 481
anti-Common Market, 313, 314–15
diaries, 167, 494
Industrial Relations Bill (1968), 198, 203, 204, 209, 210
Minister of Transport (1965–8), 144, 145, 176, 179, 183
Secretary of State for Social Services (1974–6), 285, 337
sense of personal injustice, 328
Castro, Fidel, 192
Catherwood, Sir Fred, 449
Ceausescu, Nicolae, meeting with (1968), 190–2
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), 456
Chadwick, Sir John, 188, 190, 191
Chairman of Labour Party (1972), period as, 241, 248, 251, 259–62
Chalmers, George, 341, 342
Chamberlain, Neville, 1
Chamberlain, Paul, 544, 547
Channel Tunnel, Benn’s opposition to, 273
Charlton, Michael, 460
Charteris, Sir Martin, 135–6, 212, 277–8
Cheshire, Group Captain Leonard (Lord), 20–1
Chesterfield constituency selected as candidate, 560; wins by-election (1984), 562–3; retains seat in 1987 election, 598
Chichester, Sir Francis, 258
Chichester-Clark, James, 213
Chile, arms to, 286, 288, 289
China visit (1971), 246–8
Chrysler collapse (1975), 335
Churchill, Winston (Sir), 26, 36, 49, 59, 112–13, 122, 166, 343
Prime Minister: wartime, 1; returned to power (1951), 25, 32
death, 123
desire for industrial peace, 45–6
supports Benn in peerage renunciation, 35, 69
Clark, Sir Andrew, 92, 93
Clark, Sir Kenneth (Lord), 128
Clark, William, 43
Clarke, Eric, 611
Clarke, Mary Lou (PS), 283, 285, 310, 351
Clarke, Sir Richard (Otto), Permanent Secretary, 159, 214, 224, 225
Clements, Dick, 430, 533
Clements, Julie (PS), 376, 473
Clutterbuck, General, 442
CND march and rally (1980), 500
Coates, Ken, 346, 368–9, 544, 559, 576
Cocks, Michael (Lord), 441, 500, 544–5, 558
Colby, William (CIA), 299
Coldstream, Sir George, 103
Cole, John, 79
Coleman, Peter, 609
Collins, Canon John, 96
Common Market debate, 121, 147, 153–4, 165, 171, 205, 206, 207, 214, 222, 240–1 242–3, 249–57, 281, 293, 306, 310, 312, 316–17, 339, 389, 417, 425–8, 488–9, 612, 619
European Monetary System (EMS), 449, 457
European Parliament, direct elections to, 416–17, 434–6
French referendum on enlargement (1972), 254
Heath wins second reading of EC Bill (1972), 253
Labour Party, referendum idea of Benn’s (1970), 236–7, 238–9, 241, 249, 251; split in party, 249–51, 253, 255–6; Shadow Cabinet vote in favour (1972), 255; Prime Minister Wilson announces date of referendum, 308; Cabinet votes to stay in, 312–13; referendum result (1975), 318–19; Common Market loathed by Benn, 432
Paris treaty on Security and co-operation in Europe (1990), 634
Concorde
first flight of 002, 202–3; Benn aboard on test flight of 002, 223–4, 297–8
problems with, 224, 235
threat of cancellation, 224–5, 284, 285; saved by Benn, 295
Constable, Rev. Douglas, 230
constitution of Labour Party
Clause 4 debate (1960), 70–1, 72