Personally, I think Michael Foot is one of the best prime ministers we never had.
IMHO the real reason Margaret Thatcher (spits) was elected was down to the Gang of Four starting another political party, splitting the labour vote and that enabled the worst prime minister we ever had to carry on slamming this country into the ground.
We had a young family when MT was first elected and I would not wish those times on anyone in a similar position. She was elected in 1979 under the slogan 'labour isn't working'....circa 1million unemployed.....and if I remember correctly hers and her cronies' policies succeeded in adding a further 2million to that number before she was done.
Michael Foot was what the Labour Party stood for. I mourn his passing, but he is in a far better place now.
*starts sewing bunting awaiting the passing of MT* She will not so sorely be missed by those of us who were not on the rich list while she was at the helm.