Michael Foot

The day Michael Foot stood me up for Margaret Thatcher

Twenty years ago . . .

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Foot's finest hour

The former Labour leader's courageous stand against appeasement.

Michael Foot: RIP

Some of his much-mocked policies remain relevant even in the 21st century.

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Michael Foot dies

Former Labour leader dies, aged 96.

Michael Foot 1913-2010

The last published interview with the former Labour leader, who died today aged 96.

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Michael Foot v the New Statesman

In 1978 Bruce Page, the editor of the New Statesman, reprinted extracts from a stirring speech made by Michael Foot as a Labour rebel in 1968. Foot's criticisms contrasted starkly with his position a decade later - as a leading member of the Labour government - on its economic policy. Foot sent a vituperative letter in his own defence, printed the following week. It ended with a flick of contempt at a staff journalist, Christopher Hitchens, who responded similarly.

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The man with two lives

Michael Foot's political achievements may fade - but his writing will endure. David Marquand on the extraordinary career of the heir to Swift and Orwell Michael Foot: a life Kenneth O Morgan HarperPress, 568pp, £25 ISBN 0007178263

My socialist dream

Time was when Tony Blair espoused radical causes. Robert Taylor reveals the romanticism in a hidden letter from the young politician to the Labour leader Michael Foot