The thing you take from these interviews is how intelligent. principled, deep and passionate these politicians were. Compared to today. It really is a tragedy whats happened.
I had heard of him for many years but in the last three days have discovered that he was my third cousin x2 removed. I am delighted and so pleased to have come across this interview. Yes Cousin Fenner, you were indeed watched in Australia.
Blimey , there's some very angry comments here . I get the impression he's a very intelligent and sincere man regardless of his political leanings - probably a lot smarter and wiser than these current detractors .
@buckingham palace I think you're right . But we live times where people are increasingly polorised and angry. So rather than listen to wise people - of what ever political hue - they see people as either ally or enemy . Never mind I enjoyed this interview anyway . . . .
I don't understand the phrases left and right, as left just originally meant the ordinary people who fought against corporations and politicians they paid from making massive profits while trapping workers in poverty in dangerous conditions. British people didn't want to be slaves for a few who had all the power and money. They didn't care about cultural things. Wasn't until later Marx added on parts about other cultures. Capitalist societies are much more multicultural than socialist ones. Now capitalists want people to think their only option is either in a dumbed down society admiring talentless celebs and in debt buying rubbish you don't need, or multicultural. I don't see why you can't be socialist and nationalist. Everything doesn't have to be the theory some academic said are only choices
He seems so sweet! yet in WW1 British men fought and died for our nation to exist but not him yet only to happy to fight for Spain and when WW2 comes around he's back to been a conscientious objector. Maybe he should of taken his champagne to USSR and continue he's socialism.... i always thought conscientious objectors got put up against the wall, or was that just the plebs?
monkeypushingwood Have you actually watched the interview? He fully approved of the war against Hitler. His comments about imperialism demonstrate that he would not have approved of the Soviet Empire, or any undemocratic imposition on a sovereign people.
Daniel Rea I’m inferring your meaning here, but no, I would not agree the EU is an imposition. The commitment to negotiate entry was contained in the Conservative Party’s 1970 manifesto, and the subsequent Labour government validated entry in the 1975 referendum in which a two-to-one majority was obtained.
@@gazarmstrong3218 To join a common market. As the new structure and goal emerged, a second referendum was held to decide whether Britain should remain part of a project of federalisation and the people voted to secede.
Daniel Rea I disagree, Daniel. The federalist intentions and monetary union were both contained in Treaties etc prior to our entry in the 1970s. The goal did not change. Whatever our respective views on the EU (I suspect we differ), this was not an imposition by the EU: our democratically elected governments pursued membership on three separate occasions, and after gaining entry, acquiesced with the deepening of relations, most notably with the Single European Act, which resulted in the massive extension of Qualified Majority Voting.
The thing you take from these interviews is how intelligent. principled, deep and passionate these politicians were. Compared to today. It really is a tragedy whats happened.
I dearly miss Barbara Castle
I'm not a socialist but I respect him immensely. He puts the current lot to shame.
A delightful man, and a great interview.
I had heard of him for many years but in the last three days have discovered that he was my third cousin x2 removed. I am delighted and so pleased to have come across this interview. Yes Cousin Fenner, you were indeed watched in Australia.
Blimey , there's some very angry comments here . I get the impression he's a very intelligent and sincere man regardless of his political leanings - probably a lot smarter and wiser than these current detractors .
@buckingham palace I think you're right . But we live times where people are increasingly polorised and angry. So rather than listen to wise people - of what ever political hue - they see people as either ally or enemy . Never mind I enjoyed this interview anyway . . . .
Yes - it’s the usual bile from people of the Right.
A real Victorian. Pity there's not many Politicians like him today
Well he's completely right about the House of commons!
One of The great statesmen of the Labour Party. That is now gone and the world is a sadder place
interesting dude, wikipedia page reads well
GREAT MAN
I don't understand the phrases left and right, as left just originally meant the ordinary people who fought against corporations and politicians they paid from making massive profits while trapping workers in poverty in dangerous conditions. British people didn't want to be slaves for a few who had all the power and money. They didn't care about cultural things. Wasn't until later Marx added on parts about other cultures. Capitalist societies are much more multicultural than socialist ones.
Now capitalists want people to think their only option is either in a dumbed down society admiring talentless celebs and in debt buying rubbish you don't need, or multicultural. I don't see why you can't be socialist and nationalist. Everything doesn't have to be the theory some academic said are only choices
Oh Fenner Brockway ha ha.
Misplaced optimism at the end.
He seems so sweet! yet in WW1 British men fought and died for our nation to exist but not him yet only to happy to fight for Spain and when WW2 comes around he's back to been a conscientious objector. Maybe he should of taken his champagne to USSR and continue he's socialism.... i always thought conscientious objectors got put up against the wall, or was that just the plebs?
monkeypushingwood Have you actually watched the interview? He fully approved of the war against Hitler. His comments about imperialism demonstrate that he would not have approved of the Soviet Empire, or any undemocratic imposition on a sovereign people.
@@gazarmstrong3218 the EU basically
Daniel Rea I’m inferring your meaning here, but no, I would not agree the EU is an imposition. The commitment to negotiate entry was contained in the Conservative Party’s 1970 manifesto, and the subsequent Labour government validated entry in the 1975 referendum in which a two-to-one majority was obtained.
@@gazarmstrong3218 To join a common market. As the new structure and goal emerged, a second referendum was held to decide whether Britain should remain part of a project of federalisation and the people voted to secede.
Daniel Rea I disagree, Daniel. The federalist intentions and monetary union were both contained in Treaties etc prior to our entry in the 1970s. The goal did not change. Whatever our respective views on the EU (I suspect we differ), this was not an imposition by the EU: our democratically elected governments pursued membership on three separate occasions, and after gaining entry, acquiesced with the deepening of relations, most notably with the Single European Act, which resulted in the massive extension of Qualified Majority Voting.