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Paul Mackintosh Foot ( November 8, 1937 - July 18, 2004) was a British radical investigative journalist, political campaigner, and long-time member of the Socialist Workers Party (SWP).
Paul Foot was the son of Hugh Foot, later Lord Caradon, who was governor of Cyprus during the independence battle with Britain in the 1950s, and later represented the United Kingdom at the United Nations from 1964- 1970. He was the nephew of former leader of the Labour Party Michael Foot.
He was educated at Shrewsbury School (a prestigious "public", i.e. private, school) and University College, OxfordUniversity College (corporate name, "The Master and Fellows of the College of the Great Hall of the University, commonly known as University College in the University of Oxford", usually known by its derivative, "Univ"), is the oldest of the constituent c. He first joined the International Socialists, organisational forerunner of the SWP, when he was a cub reporter in GlasgowFor other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation Glasgow is Scotland's largest city, located on the River Clyde in West Central Scotland. It is also one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, officially known as the City of Glasgow and, like many west of S in the early 1960sCenturies: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s Years: 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 Events and trends The 1960s was a turbulent decade of change around. He wrote for Socialist WorkerSocialist Worker is a weekly newspaper published by the Socialist Workers Party. It claims to be the most widely read socialist newspaper in the United Kingdom, although this claim is also made by the Morning Star and Socialist Worker sales/circulation da throughout his career and was its editor in the late 1970's until 19801980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. Events January-February January 1- April 1 National steel strike in United Kingdom January 1 Changes to the Swedish Act of Succession creates Victoria of Sweden, Crown Princess over her younger brother January 5 He when he moved to the Daily Mirror. He left the Mirror in 19931993 is a common year starting on Friday and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003 Events January January 1 Czechoslovakia divides. Establishment of independent Slovakia and Czech Republic. when the paper refused to print articles critical of their management. Latterly he returned to Private Eye; he also wrote for The Guardian.
He fought the Birmingham Ladywood by-election in 1977 for the SWP and was a Socialist Alliance candidate for several offices from 2001 onwards. In the Hackney mayoral election in 2002 he came third, beating the Liberal Democrat candidate into fourth. He stood in the London region for the RESPECT coalition at the 2004 European elections.
He was Journalist of the Year in the What The Papers Say Awards in 1972 and 1989, Campaigning Journalist of the Year in the 1980 British Press Awards and won the George Orwell Prize for Journalism in 1994.
His best known work was in the form of campaign journalism, including his exposure of corrupt architect John Poulson and most notably, his crusade to overturn the convictions of the Bridgewater Four, which succeeded in 1997.
He was also worked tirelessly, though without success, on gaining a posthumous pardon for A6 killer James Hanratty , who was hanged in 1962.
He died of a heart attack while waiting at Stansted Airport to begin a family holiday in Ireland.
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