Melissa Benn

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Melissa Anne Benn (born 21 February 1957) is a British journalist and writer. She is the daughter of Caroline and Tony Benn.

After graduating with a first in History from the London School of Economics she began her career as journalist at the co-operatively run City Limits magazine. Subsequently she has written for The Guardian, The London Review of Books, Marxism Today and many other publications.

In 2004, Melissa Benn co-edited, with Clyde Chitty, a festschrift A Tribute to Caroline Benn: Education and Democracy, collecting various papers relevant to the campaign for comprehensive education.

Melissa Benn lives in London with her partner, Paul Gordon, and their two daughters.