Paul Foot

“A truly fitting tribute to Britain’s foremost campaigning journalist – righter of wrongs, fighter for underdogs and tormentor of the powerful.”
—Roy Greenslade, former editor, Daily Mirror

“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.”
—Richard Ingrams, co-founder and editor of Private Eye and founding editor of The Oldie

“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.”
—Martin Chilton, Independent

“A tremendous force for good … [Paul Foot: A Life in Politics] is kind, thorough and honest.”
—Peter Hitchens, Daily Mail

“Impeccably lively and well narrated.”
—Stuart Jeffries, Guardian

“An admirable account of a remarkable righter of wrongs in Foot, portrayed in limpid yet powerful prose.”
—NJ McGarrigle, Irish Times

“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.”
—Adam Sisman, Spectator

“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.”
—Simon Evans, Choice

“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.”
—Mark Fisher, The Journalist