Tony Benn who has died in London aged 88 , came from a privileged and political family . He was born into the Labour Party at age 15 but left it to become an independent socialist politician after World War II. He was opposed to wars UK government and its U.S. allies were waging . One of the last conversation I had with him he stressed the importance of organizing , and wanted May 1 , the international day of working class struggle , to be marked into 2014 as a day to rise up against austerity . Benn was polite , disciplined , hard working , political : all a campaigner should be - Lindsey German .
Tony Benn who has died in London aged 88 , came from a privileged and political family . He was born into the Labour Party at age 15 but left it to become an independent socialist politician after World War II. He was opposed to wars UK government and its U.S. allies were waging . Benn was polite , disciplined , hard working , political : all a campaigner should be - Lindsey German .