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RIP Michael Foot
RIP Michael Foot
03 Mar 10

We’re saddened to learn of the death of Michael Foot at 96. Foot was a principled politician, a wonderful writer, and a staunch defender of a free press. A longer obituary will follow, but for now, here’s the great man standing up to government threats to the press during World War II

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64HeuXNWQWY

By Padraig Reidy

Padraig Reidy is the editor of Little Atoms and a columnist for Index on Censorship. He has also written for The Observer, The Guardian, and The Irish Times.

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