This feminist daughter of a working class Tory is a lady who is truly independent. She votes with her feet and resigned from the New Statesman in disgust that Alastair Campbell was allowed to guest edit an issue. Honest and forthright, Moore stood in the 2010 General Election as an independent stating: “Vote for me, I’m flawed” in an interview for The Guardian. She secured 0.61% of the votes cast. Like her or loathe her, you cannot miss her.

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Suzanne Congdon LeRoy
The same people in the Steeple archive

Suzanne Congdon LeRoy

Despite being the daughter of a woman suspected to have murdered her wealthy adopted mother and nurse in 1977 in Duluth, Minnesota, author Suzanne Congdon LeRoy has turned her life to good.

Ella Woodward
From the same Steeple territory

Ella Woodward

The daughter of the turncoat Tory turned Labour transplant Shaun Woodward and his Sainsbury’s heiress wife, Ella Woodward’s blog, Deliciously Ella, has become a firm favourite of foodies everywhere.