About

She has been called a champagne socialist, a national treasure, a loony leftie, a radical reformer, a traitor, and yes – a battleaxe. Dame Margaret Hodge has never much minded. What has always mattered to her is the fight itself, and the conviction that politics, done properly, can make the world a better place. After more than fifty years as an elected representative – councillor, council leader, MP and minister – Hodge has written her memoir. She comes to Ilkley to share candid reflections on mistakes made, lessons learned and a life spent in the thick of it.

Part of Ilkley Literature Festival