- Date de naissance
- Date de décès3 mars 2010 · Hampstead, Londres, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni (causes naturelles)
- Nom de naissanceMichael Mackintosh Foot
- Surnoms
- Worzel Gummidge
- Worzel
- Agent Boot
- Michael Foot est né le 23 juillet 1913 à Devon, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni. Il était scénariste. Il est connu pour The Biter Bit (1943), Yellow Caesar (1941) et Young Veteran (1940). Il était marié à Jill Craigie. Il est mort le 3 mars 2010 à Londres, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni.
- ConjointJill Craigie(1949 - 13 décembre 1999) (son décès)
- He was the leader of the British Labour Party 1980-1983. As the leader he took the party in a more left-wing direction. Labour's defeat at the 1983 general election was their worst performance since 1918, with the Conservatives under Margaret Thatcher winning a 144 seat majority. Foot's manifesto was dubbed "the longest suicide note in history" by Gerald Kaufman.
- He was a pacifist and supporter of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.
- He retired from the Commons in 1992.
- Upon his death, he was the longest-lived leader of any British political party.
- He studied philosophy, politics and economics at Wadham College, Oxford.
- [1977, following street-violence between the Socialist Workers Party and the National Front] The most ineffective way of fighting the fascists is to behave like them.
Contribuer à cette page
Suggérer une modification ou ajouter du contenu manquant