Michael Foot was called a man of principles. In today's political climate, and especially amongst the party that he belonged to, that is a rarity indeed. Most of them would have to look up the meaning of the word principle in a dictionary anyway, and even if it were spelled out for them in words of just one syllable, I doubt whether they'd get it.

They certainly don't get it here in RCT. Principles? Self serving, riders on a gravy train more like it. Born again Marxists all of them, only it ain't Karl Marx this time, but Groucho Marx: "Those are my principles; if you don't like 'em I got others."

Sounds about right to me. Men like Michael Foot are a breed that won't be seen for many a long year in the present climate. I didn't even agree with some of his principles, but I admired his intellectual stature, his integrity and his honesty. I only wish I could say that about the specimens we've got here in RCT and the Labour Party in general.