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Michael Foot (1913 – 2010)

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Michael Foot, former UK Labour Party leader, has passed away aged 96. In her autobiography Mrs Thatcher described him as being a gentleman.

Written by Sinclair Davidson

March 4th, 2010 at 8:36 pm

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  1. A gentleman and ..and a busy one. I can remember reading lengthy New Statesman articles by the guy even when he was Opposition leader. I’m aware he was also writing whole books (biographys) while shadow boxing with Maggie. Goes to show what a different place the old Dart is eh? Unless the mad Monk is furiously scribling a manuscript while Outback.

    pablo

    4 Mar 10 at 8:58 pm

  2. Lousy politician but very very good writer

    Butterfield, Bloomfield & Bishop

    4 Mar 10 at 9:05 pm

  3. Indeed

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_longest_suicide_note_in_history

    Jason Soon

    4 Mar 10 at 9:11 pm

  4. He was a galoot who personified British decline.

    C.L.

    4 Mar 10 at 9:42 pm

  5. An advocate of surrender to Communism in one of the most dangerous periods of the Cold War.

    Michael Fisk

    4 Mar 10 at 11:28 pm

  6. On the bright side, he made Labor unelectable for several years.

    Rafe

    5 Mar 10 at 12:27 pm

  7. What Foot will be best remembered for in India is his support given to Indira Gandhi when she suspended democracy, jailed the opposition and imposed a “State of Emergency” for a brief period. She then restored democracy, only to be thrashed in the following elections (she was only the second prime minister in history to lose her own constituency). But Foot’s closeness to the unwavering democrat Nehru blinded him to the faults of Nehru’s daughter.

    Cassandra

    7 Mar 10 at 6:25 am

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