- Born
- Died
- Birth nameMichael Mackintosh Foot
- Nicknames
- Worzel Gummidge
- Worzel
- Agent Boot
- Michael Foot was born on July 23, 1913 in Plymouth, Devon, England, UK. He was a writer, known for The Biter Bit (1943), Yellow Caesar (1941) and Young Veteran (1940). He was married to Jill Craigie. He died on March 3, 2010 in Hampstead, London, England, UK.
- SpouseJill Craigie(1949 - December 13, 1999) (her death)
- 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.
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