 Conservatives Daniel Hannan , Douglas Carswell and David Cameron praised Benn in 2008 . In their book The Plan , Carswell and Hannan write that " Historically , it was the left that sought to disperse power among the people . ... It was the cause of the Levellers and the Chartists and the Suffragettes , the cause of religious toleration and meritocracy , of the secret ballot and universal education " , adding : 
