Tony Benn earns his wings for spin

While heavyweight bloggers Bob Piper (in the left corner) and Jonathan Sheppard (in the right corner) slug it out after my post: Tony Benn, spin and some facts, perhaps I can lighten the mood a little with this offering…

Hopefully, it illustrates what I mean about Tony Benn being a past-master at the much-maligned art of spin.

A couple of years ago, I was listening to Tony Benn airing his views on radio about war and pacifism when the interviewer chipped in:

“…But Mr Benn, didn’t you train as a Royal Air Force pilot at the end of the Second World War?”

Quick as a flash, Tony replied:

“Yes, but I didn’t kill anyone.”

Pure class.