Labour of love

Congratulations to Tony Benn on winning C4's Politician Of The Year award - an MP of real resilience, integrity and principles, always prepared to engage in debate and for whom spin cuts no ice. Mention should also be made of outspoken Labour MPs Alan Simpson and Graham Allen, both nominated in the backbencher category (Allen was eventually victorious) - it's encouraging to know that if military action against Iraq is indeed forthcoming, Nottingham's representatives have at least questioned and challenged its legitimacy all along the way.