 Benn was a prolific diarist : nine volumes of his diaries have been published . The final volume was published in 2013 . Collections of his speeches and writings were published as Arguments for Socialism ( 1979 ) , Arguments for Democracy ( 1981 ) , ( both edited by Chris Mullin ) , Fighting Back ( 1988 ) and ( with Andrew Hood ) Common Sense ( 1993 ) , as well as Free Radical : New Century Essays ( 2004 ) . In August 2003 , London DJ Charles Bailey created an album of Benn 's speeches ( ISBN 1 @-@ 904734 @-@ 03 @-@ 0 ) set to ambient groove . 
