388:"Even by the standards of England's public schools, Anthony Chenevix-Trench, his housemaster at Shrewsbury, was a flagellomaniac. Foot recalled, 'He would offer his culprit an alternative: four strokes with the cane, which hurt; or six with the strap, with trousers down, which didn't. Sensible boys always chose the strap, despite the humiliation, and Trench, quite unable to control his glee, led the way to an upstairs room, which he locked, before hauling down the miscreant's trousers, lying him face down on a couch and lashing out with a belt."
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Foot got on very well with Cook, only realising after the latter's death in 1995 how much they had in common, "We both were born in the same week, into the same sort of family. His father, like mine, was a colonial servant rushing round the world hauling down the imperial flag. Both fathers shipped
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newspaper boy Carl
Bridgewater. He repeatedly returned to this case, to the occasional consternation of his editor but believed this practice would lead to new witnesses coming forward. Foot and his colleagues looked through many thousands of pages of evidence and statements. When his book
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that Foot had not managed to "answer his own question" but did succeed in demonstrating "that if a jury had known what is now known about the case, it would not have inculpated" the defendants. After nearly 20 years in prison, their convictions were overturned at the
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Paul Foot was married twice, to Monica (née
Beckinsale, 1962–70) and Rose (Roseanne, née Harvey, 1971–93) and had a long-term relationship with Clare Fermont. He had two sons by his first wife, one son by his second, and a daughter by his relationship with Fermont:
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was in control from 1984. Foot wrote in 2000: "Maxwell demeaned everyone who worked for him, myself included, but I was able by sheltering behind the editor to protect myself from his more monstrous excesses." He finally fell out with the new
605:: "How on earth is it that the West Lothian Constituency Labour Party with six coal-mines in the constituency can choose somebody from Eton and King's College, Cambridge, as their candidate?" H. B. Boyne, a political correspondent for the
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656:, by now in possession of a controlling interest in the magazine. When asked about the decision later, Foot would say he could not resist the prospect of two whole pages with complete freedom to write whatever he liked. "Writing for
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Russian workers were cut off from economic and political power as much as, if not more than, those in the West. Persuaded by what he heard and saw, in 1963 Foot joined the
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833:'s poetry. Foot was a bibliophile, following in the steps of his grandfather Isaac and uncle Michael, and was also the author of a publication about the radical union leader
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February 1967, to take a cut in salary and join the staff of the magazine on a full-time basis, working with its editor,
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An Agitator of the Worst Type': A Portrait of Miners' Leader A.J. Cook
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342:) and an only slightly less absurd public school,
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1210:Murder at the Farm: Who Killed Carl Bridgewater?
718:Murder at the Farm: Who killed Carl Bridgewater?
1974:"Fighting for legal aid is my family tradition"
1295:(196). New Left Review. November–December 1992.
568:, and the multi-volume biography of Trotsky by
272:(8 November 1937 – 18 July 2004) was a British
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1761:cited in Geoffrey Goodman "Foot – at the door"
403:in Jamaica, Foot was reunited with Ingrams at
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2037:British Universities Film & Video Council
1601:, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1997, p.116
1584:Words as weapons: selected writing, 1980–1990
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697:but was poached in 1979 by the editor of the
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2514:List of winners of the Sir Hugh Casson Award
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1475:Words as Weapons: Selected Writing 1980–1990
1268:Words as Weapons: Selected Writing 1980–1990
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1103:(1973), England: International Socialists.
184: 1971–1993)
161: 1962–1970)
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1165:(1982), London: Socialist Workers Party,
1119:(1977), London: Socialist Workers Party,
1095:(1971), London: International Socialists.
1092:The Postal Workers and the Tory offensive
988:at the age of 66. A tribute issue of the
519:Learn how and when to remove this message
346:". Contemporaries at Shrewsbury included
1212:(1986), London: Sidgwick & Jackson,
1051:Immigration and Race in British Politics
1442:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
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311:from 1964 to 1970) and the grandson of
2941:Respect Party parliamentary candidates
2623:Member of Parliament for Blaenau Gwent
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1368:Orwell & 1984: A Talk by Paul Foot
1149:(1981), London: Socialists Unlimited,
1133:(1981), London: Sidgwick and Jackson,
613:Journalism and public career (1964–78)
307:and Jamaica and, as Lord Caradon, the
1226:(1989), London: Chatto & Windus,
1059:(1968), Harmondsworth: Penguin Books.
1053:(1965), Harmondsworth: Penguin Books.
671:lasted until 1972 when, according to
623:, as the trade union newspaper, the
535:, Paul Foot made the acquaintance of
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2946:Socialist Workers Party (UK) members
2926:People educated at Shrewsbury School
2891:Alumni of University College, Oxford
2840:1975 European Communities referendum
1650:, 1 October 2005 (edited extract of
954:. He was also a batsman and golfer.
930:in 1999 confirmed Hanratty's guilt.
601:. He asked of the Labour candidate,
457:adding citations to reliable sources
2845:The longest suicide note in history
1723:"Who didn’t kill Carl Bridgewater?"
1709:Journalism: Principles and Practice
1552:Nick Cohen quotes from Foot's 1996
1047:(1963), Glasgow: The Labour Worker.
1044:Unemployment – the Socialist Answer
2921:People educated at Ludgrove School
2617:Member of Parliament for Ebbw Vale
2008:"Highgate Cemetery, East Cemetery"
1665:"Paul Foot: Tribune of the People"
1348:Lockerbie: The Flight from Justice
1065:(1969), London: Cornmarket Press,
869:special posthumous Award in 2004.
858:George Orwell Prize for Journalism
14:
2896:British investigative journalists
2696:Party deputy leadership elections
2605:Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
1224:Ireland: Why Britain Must Get Out
642:. He had contributed articles to
2886:21st-century British journalists
2881:20th-century British journalists
2823:Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
683:Birmingham Stechford by-election
597:as a political reporter for the
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1856:"Up with the swinish multitude"
1787:"Paul Foot resigns from Mirror"
1501:Foot, Paul (5 September 1996).
905:Pan Am Flight 103 bombing trial
693:Six years later he returned to
575:While living in Glasgow he met
552:. He read, for the first time,
444:needs additional citations for
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2931:Presidents of the Oxford Union
1625:"A great 'campaign' socialist"
1614:, London: Verso, 1990, p. xii.
1434:Richard Stott (January 2009).
841:Awards and campaign journalism
303:(who was the last Governor of
16:British journalist (1937–2004)
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2175:"Last word on the revolution"
2169:Extracts from his final work
2082:Paul Foot: A Life in Politics
1586:, London: Verso, 1990, p. xi.
1477:. London: Verso. p. ix.
1394:The British Library Catalogue
1334:Why You Should Vote Socialist
1057:The Politics of Harold Wilson
952:Plymouth Argyle Football Club
595:1962 West Lothian by-election
2916:Burials at Highgate Cemetery
1712:, London: Sage, 2009, p.103.
1535:"The epistles of Saint Paul"
1533:Cohen, Nick (25 July 2004).
378:wrote in Foot's obituary in
224:Florence Sylvia Tod (mother)
2901:British Marxist journalists
1509:. Vol. 18, no. 17
1337:(2001), London: Bookmarks.
1321:(2000), London: Bookmarks,
1256:(1990), London: Bookmarks,
1240:(1989), London: Macmillan,
1029:'s tomb, with the grave of
468:"Paul Foot" journalist
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2835:1960 Ebbw Vale by-election
2675:Party leadership elections
2110:Paul Foot Internet Archive
1937:"Lockerbie's dirty secret"
1914:, and, also by Paul Foot,
1383:(2021), London: Redwords,
1370:(2021), London: Redwords,
1309:: 49–50. 12 December 1992.
1283:"David Widgery (obituary)"
1179:(1983), Glasgow: Fontana,
1162:Three Letters to a Bennite
370:, later the Headmaster of
108:University College, Oxford
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1874:"Red Shelley, Once Again"
1793:(Glasgow), 31 March 1993.
1772:British Journalism Review
1238:Who Framed Colin Wallace?
2956:The Guardian journalists
2936:Private Eye contributors
2762:Hugh Foot, Baron Caradon
2644:Shadow Cabinet elections
1904:Who Framed Colin Wallace
1809:"Obituaries | Paul Foot"
1774:, 11:4, 2000, pp. 70–71.
1356:(2005), London: Viking,
865:Awards in 2000, and the
585:International Socialists
284:Early life and education
274:investigative journalist
219:Hugh Foot, Baron Caradon
121:Investigative journalist
2431:Prime Minister Parodies
2080:Renn, Margaret (2024).
2063:Private Eye Productions
1872:Greg Ellermann (2019).
1598:Biography Of Peter Cook
1437:"Foot, Paul Mackintosh"
1270:(1990), London: Verso,
794:2004 European elections
720:was published in 1986,
368:Anthony Chenevix-Trench
319:MP. He was a nephew of
278:Socialist Workers Party
132:Socialist Workers Party
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2509:Coach and Horses, Soho
1991:"Paul Foot Dies at 66"
1815:. London. 20 July 2004
1757:Articles of Resistance
1727:London Review of Books
1554:London Review of Books
1507:London Review of Books
1319:Articles of Resistance
1100:Workers Against Racism
1079:(1971), London: Cape,
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901:miscarriage of justice
727:London Review of Books
667:Foot's first stint at
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2850:Michael Foot memorial
2768:John Foot, Baron Foot
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2466:Regular mini-sections
2437:St Albion Parish News
1916:The final vindication
1878:Keats-Shelley Journal
1567:"Obituary: Paul Foot"
1455:"Obituary: Paul Foot2
1177:The Helen Smith Story
973:The Masque of Anarchy
966:Foot's gravestone in
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78:Stansted Mountfitchet
1766:6 September 2013 at
1077:Who Killed Hanratty?
984:Paul Foot died of a
978:Percy Bysshe Shelley
853:British Press Awards
761:Stalinist psychiatry
639:The Sunday Telegraph
453:improve this article
409:University of Oxford
270:Paul Mackintosh Foot
171:Rose Roseanne Harvey
123:, campaigner, author
42:Paul Mackintosh Foot
21:Paul Foot (comedian)
2911:British Trotskyists
2484:Tired and emotional
2185:, 21 February 2005.
1862:, 26 February 2005.
1813:The Daily Telegraph
1633:, 17 December 2005.
1473:Foot, Paul (1990).
1014:jointly set up the
958:Death and memorials
863:What The Papers Say
848:What The Papers Say
738:Foot stayed at the
196:Clare Fermont (?–?)
60:Mandatory Palestine
2951:Sons of life peers
2906:British socialists
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2471:Recurring in-jokes
2396:Battle for Britain
2306:Christopher Booker
1972:Simon Hattenstone
1301:"Inspiring Memory"
1021:Foot is buried in
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799:Foot's last book,
689:Career (1978–2004)
405:University College
356:Christopher Booker
299:He was the son of
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1682:Richard Ingrams,
1642:Richard Ingrams,
1623:Patrick Marnham,
1187:(with Ron Smith).
1023:Highgate Cemetery
968:Highgate Cemetery
897:Lockerbie bombing
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593:Foot covered the
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