Sentence examples for benn seeing from inspiring English sources

The Tory right now generally takes a different view of Benn, seeing him as a democrat and constitutional innovator because he was the driving force behind the Labour government's decision to hold a referendum in 1975 on the UK's membership of what was then called the Common Market.

Benn sees Britain trying to find a place in a changing world.

Benn saw himself as part of a continuous tradition of indigenous Leftism – a tradition that he traced back through the trade union pioneers, back through the Chartists, back through Wilkes and Paine to the radical movements that emerged from the upheavals of the seventeenth century.

He had been ostracised by Neil Kinnock, not just because Kinnock could not stand the sight of him, but because isolating Benn was seen as the first basic step towards making Labour electable.

Mark Ferguson at LabourList recalls seeing Benn speak as a student.

"Eisenhower," Mr. Benn says, "is seen as avuncular, wise, weary with the weight of the world on his shoulders".

Even though no longer an MP, Benn was regularly seen inside the Palace of Westminster as busy as ever in pursuit of the causes which were so dear to his heart.

But if Corbyn shuts his eyes, or opens them wide enough to see Benn gesticulate with his arms as he speaks, he might be forgiven for thinking that he is listening to his political hero.

Set against that, and a six-month campaign that Healey has described as one of the "least agreeable" experiences of his life, does it feel strange to see Benn transformed from a leftist menace into a national treasure?

Seeing what was coming, Callaghan resigned in 1980 to block Benn's path by ensuring his successor was elected by the MPs.

I liked Benn, but I can see where Hoggart is coming from.