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Originally Posted by HarryT
Mr. Foot was a prominent journalist and author as well as being a politician; I guess that he was chosen to chair the committee as a prominent public figure with a literary background. That's just speculation on my part, of course.
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Foot was a journo and author, as you say - I'm just surprised they couldn't find anyone more suitable for the job (his literary background wasn't particularly notable).
Mary Wilson was also a judge one year.
Presumably because she was a published poet, and not the wife of another prominent Labour politician.
Nice work if you can get it.
