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  • Published: 15 October 1994
  • ISBN: 9780099971108
  • Imprint: Arrow
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 704
  • RRP: $27.95

The End Of An Era

Diaries 1980-1990



Tony Benn's final instalment of diaries centres on a decade which saw the disintegration of Eastern Europe, an unprecedented assault on the labour movement at home, the fall of Margaret Thatcher and the tragic war in the Gulf. It is a period which marks the peak of Tony Benn's reputation as a brilliant parliamentarian. This final volume of diaries gives us insight into an era of extraordinary international and domestic political life making it one of the most important political writings of our time.

  • Published: 15 October 1994
  • ISBN: 9780099971108
  • Imprint: Arrow
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 704
  • RRP: $27.95

About the author

Tony Benn

Radical statesman and Member of Parliament for over fifty years, Tony Benn is the pre-eminent diarist of his generation. His political activity continued after 'retirement' through mass meetings, broadcasts and in more recent years through social media. A widower since 2000, Tony Benn died at his home in London on 14th March 2014.

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