Sue Slipman

Since then she has held a wide range of appointments and offices in the public sector and the field of training and education.

A member of the Communist Party of Great Britain, she was elected President of the NUS on the Broad Left ticket.

[3] Supported by David Owen, Slipman stood for the SDP in the working-class constituencies of Basildon in 1983 and Hayes & Harlington in 1987, coming third on both occasions.

She has also written a number of books aimed at improving the situation of women, and single parents, in the workplace.

[8] In 1998, Slipman became Director of Environmental and Social Responsibility for the National Lottery operators, Camelot Group, where she stayed until 2003.