{"product_id":"paul-foot-isbn-9781804291900","title":"Paul Foot","description":"\u003cb\u003eA portrait of a brilliant journalist and tireless campaigner for justice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaul Foot was one of the most influential investigative reporters of his generation. For nearly fifty years, he was the scourge of corrupt politicians and dodgy businessmen, a champion of the underdog.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this, the first biography of Paul Foot, journalist Margaret Renn traces Foot’s personal, political and professional trajectories, placing his life and works within the long arc of postwar Britain. Drawing on extensive interviews with those close to him, and utilizing her unparalleled knowledge of his prodigious output, the book brings the many different faces of Paul Foot together into a single portrait.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA prolific writer for the \u003ci\u003eDaily Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePrivate Eye\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSocialist Worker\u003c\/i\u003e, Foot’s investigations broke numerous major stories. He wrote about ordinary people caught up in extraordinary events, and the issues in some of his campaigns maintained their prominence long after his death in 2004: police corruption in the Stephen Lawrence case; sexual abuse in children’s homes; the Lockerbie bombing. His books ranged from how politicians used race to win votes, through miscarriages of justice, to the politics of poetry and the failure of the vote to deliver power to the people. \u003ci\u003ePaul Foot: A Life in Politics\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliant portrait of a committed and active socialist, orator and relentless investigator of wrongdoing.Introduction: Our Left Foot\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1. Mangoes in the Bath\u003cbr\u003e 2. An Inky Little Boy\u003cbr\u003e 3. Paradise on Earth\u003cbr\u003e 4. No Mean City\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Leper\u003cbr\u003e 6. A Bee to the Honeypot\u003cbr\u003e 7. Tightnits\u003cbr\u003e 8. Who Killed Hanratty?\u003cbr\u003e 9. One Glorious Summer\u003cbr\u003e 10. Y, Oh Lord, Oh Why\u003cbr\u003e 11. Vote for Foot\u003cbr\u003e 12. Honey on the Elbow\u003cbr\u003e 13. The Ditto Man\u003cbr\u003e 14. Poetry and Revolution\u003cbr\u003e 15. Look in the Mirror\u003cbr\u003e 16. The Enemy Within\u003cbr\u003e 17. Pamphleteer\u003cbr\u003e 18. Baldric’s Cunning Plan\u003cbr\u003e 19. Who Killed Carl Bridgewater?\u003cbr\u003e 20. A Rattling Good Yarn\u003cbr\u003e 21. To Divide Is Not to Take Away\u003cbr\u003e 22. The Hired Bravos\u003cbr\u003e 23. The Great Crook\u003cbr\u003e 24. Back to the Honeypot\u003cbr\u003e 25. Head and Heart\u003cbr\u003e 26. Skinning the Tiger\u003cbr\u003e 27. Perfidious Financial Idiocy\u003cbr\u003e 28. The White Radiance of Eternity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBibliography of Paul Foot Works\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNotes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\"A truly fitting tribute to Britain's foremost campaigning journalist - righter of wrongs, fighter for underdogs and tormentor of the powerful.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Roy Greenslade, former editor, \u003ci\u003eDaily Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Margaret Renn has written a compelling and highly readable account of my great friend Paul Foot's life as socialist campaigner, journalist and scion of a famous political family.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Richard Ingrams, co-founder and editor of \u003ci\u003ePrivate Eye\u003c\/i\u003e and founding editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Oldie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"One of the great British investigative journalists of the 20th century ... The accounts of many of his press campaigns, including about the murders of Blair Peach, Helen Smith and Stephen Lawrence, still make for powerful reading.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Martin Chilton, \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A tremendous force for good ... [\u003ci\u003ePaul Foot: A Life in Politics\u003c\/i\u003e] is kind, thorough and honest.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Peter Hitchens, \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Impeccably lively and well narrated.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Stuart Jeffries, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An admirable account of a remarkable righter of wrongs in Foot, portrayed in limpid yet powerful prose.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—NJ McGarrigle, \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A well-written, balanced biography … If [Renn’s] book is affectionate, that is fitting, because Foot was a man who inspired affection in those who knew him.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Adam Sisman, \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Excellent ... [Renn] witnessed first hand not just his tenacity at digging out a story or righting an injustice but also Foot’s humour, kindness and ability to see the goodness in others, even those who would be considered his natural enemies.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Simon Evans, \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Gripping ... a history not only of a gifted journalist prepared to hold power to account but also of the political flashpoints that defined his age.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Mark Fisher, \u003ci\u003eThe Journalist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMargaret Renn\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and journalist. She worked alongside Paul Foot on \u003ci\u003eSocialist Worker \u003c\/i\u003eand then at the Daily Mirror from the early ‘80s until 1993. She has since worked at the BBC and produced radio documentaries for Radio 4 and the World Service, including programs on Lockerbie and on corruption. From 2009 until 2015 she was a Visiting Fellow in Investigative Journalism at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301275422949,"sku":"NP9781804291900","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781804291900.jpg?v=1767734558","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/paul-foot-isbn-9781804291900","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}