Unanswered questions
Tony Benn recently participated in an on-line chat Q&A session with Guardian readers. As British Spin points out, he simply avoided questions that challenged his point of view, which is what generally happens in celeb-chats. However, he also avoided many of the putative softball questions from ardent admirers. For instance, I would have liked to hear his answer to this one, from a questioner who calls him "one of the few credible and inspirational figures left in UK politics":
How democratic do you think the electoral system is in this country? and is there any other system that you have preference towards? what do you think about the Cuban electoral system?