Tony Benn brought hope to everything he touched, declared green campaigner and former Labour MP Alan Simpson.
"He could lift a room just by walking into it. When he left, people would be flying with the belief that maybe we really were as good as he said we might be.
"He was the only person I know who could waltz you through 2,000 years of history and leave you feeling he was present at all the events he had touched on."
IAN LAVERY MP warns that decades of neoliberal policies have left former industrial communities behind — but a renewed Labour commitment to working people could change the political landscape
Premier League champions Arsenal will finally lift the coveted trophy this weekend after 22 long years. LAYTH YOUSIF pays tribute to and remembers those who are not here to see it
A lifelong communist and community organiser, Pinder helped shape anti-racist and anti-colonial activism in Britain while dedicating himself to youth work and collective struggle, writes David Horsley


