 He performed his show, "The Writing on the Wall", with Roy Bailey at St Mary's Church, Ashford, Kent, in September 2011, as part of the arts venue's first Revelation St. Mary's Season.In July 2011 Benn was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Glamorgan, Wales.Tony Benn headed the "coalition of resistance", a group which was opposed to the UK austerity programme.