Michael Foot: A Hazlitt for Our Age?
The late Labour leader, who died in March aged 96, was the last great radical voice of Parliament and stands comparison with the celebrated 18th-century polemicist, writes Brian Brivati.
The late Labour leader, who died in March aged 96, was the last great radical voice of Parliament and stands comparison with the celebrated 18th-century polemicist, writes Brian Brivati.
Brian Brivati looks at the last time 'modernising' the Labour Party and its union links caused controversy.