Articles tagged Michael Foot:
It Shouldn't Happen to a Radio Presenter 63: Interviewing Michael Foot
- 20 Sep 2018
Thirty five years ago, in the middle of the 1983 election campaign, I was heckling Michael Foot at a packed election meeting in a disused church in Norwich. He, of course loved it, and I helped turned a pedestrian election speech into a humdinger. I wrote to Michael Foot af...
A Tribute to Michael Foot
- 3 Mar 2010
Michael Foot has died at the ripe old age of 96. Whatever one's politics, he was a true political great. The first time I ever really heard of him was when my Grandmother gave me some well meant political advice when I was about thirteen years old. She told me: "Just remember,...
Brown Copies Foot Election Strategy
- 7 Jan 2010
The election strategy being fought by Gordon Brown and his team reminds me of that followed by Michael Foot in 1983. These cosy little household chats which Brown is doing every day are exactly what Foot did in 1983, partly in order to keep him away from the media. Foot did hi...
Interviewing Michael Foot at 90
- 5 Jul 2003
Iain Dale describes what it’s like to interview Michael Foot Twenty years ago, almost to the day, I was heckling Michael Foot at a packed election meeting in a disused church in Norwich. He, of course loved it, and I helped turned a pedestrian election speech...