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Does Michael Foot deserve a kinder verdict from historians?

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From 1980-1983, Michael Foot led the Labour Party through a disastrous and divisive period in its history, culminating in the famous landslide defeat of 1983. That result has marred how people think of Foot ever since. But Richard believes that Foot's long and remarkable career - as a journalist and a politician - deserves a more generous appraisal from historians. Is he right? In this episode we look back at Foot's long life to find out.

In this episode, the following books, journals and articles are mentioned:

'The President's Kill List: Assassination and US Foreign Policy since 1945' by Luca Trenta.

'The Conservative History Journal'. Find out more: https://conservativehistory.wordpress.com/journal/

'The Life and Legacy of Michael Foot' by Richard Johnson, as published in Tribune. Available here: https://tribunemag.co.uk/2021/07/the-life-and-legacy-of-michael-foot

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Since Attlee & Churchill is the podcast all about post-war British political history, hosted by:
Lee David Evans
is an historian of the Conservative Party and the John Ramsden Fellow at the Mile End Institute, Queen Mary, University of London. He is on social media @LeeDavidEvansUK.
Richard Johnson is a Senior Lecturer at Queen Mary, University of London, and among his other areas of expertise is an historian of the Labour Party. He tweets at @richardmarcj.

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From 1980-1983, Michael Foot led the Labour Party through a disastrous and divisive period in its history, culminating in the famous landslide defeat of 1983. That result has marred how people think of Foot ever since. But Richard believes that Foot's long and remarkable career - as a journalist and a politician - deserves a more generous appraisal from historians. Is he right? In this episode we look back at Foot's long life to find out.

In this episode, the following books, journals and articles are mentioned:

'The President's Kill List: Assassination and US Foreign Policy since 1945' by Luca Trenta.

'The Conservative History Journal'. Find out more: https://conservativehistory.wordpress.com/journal/

'The Life and Legacy of Michael Foot' by Richard Johnson, as published in Tribune. Available here: https://tribunemag.co.uk/2021/07/the-life-and-legacy-of-michael-foot

Support the show

Since Attlee & Churchill is the podcast all about post-war British political history, hosted by:
Lee David Evans
is an historian of the Conservative Party and the John Ramsden Fellow at the Mile End Institute, Queen Mary, University of London. He is on social media @LeeDavidEvansUK.
Richard Johnson is a Senior Lecturer at Queen Mary, University of London, and among his other areas of expertise is an historian of the Labour Party. He tweets at @richardmarcj.

  continue reading

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