John Betjeman who died 40 years ago may have seemed an unlikely Labour Party supporter but he was. A close friend of Mary Wilson he wrote the original Nooks and Corners column in Private Eye.
The link below is to a Labour Election broadcast 60 plus years ago in 1962 where Betjeman attacks concrete slabs of buildings constructed thanks to money. The broadcast is introduced by the Labour MP Tom Driberg and also features Arnold Wesker. Betjeman is at about 12.30
https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-enjoying-life-1962-online
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