the British Empire (DBE) "for services to the Co-operative Movement and to the development of the European Union" She has been described as "strong, confident and well organised" by Neil Kinnock, "a refreshing no-nonsense figure" by Phillip Whitehead and "guided by common sense and an antagonism (which amounts almost to contempt) towards the superficialities of political image-making" by Roy Hattersley. References External links Co-operatives UK official site ICA Europe official site 1948 births Living people Labour Party (UK) MEPs Co-operative Party politicians Alumni of the Open University Alumni of the London School of Economics Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire Commanders of the Order of Honour (Greece) Presidents of Co-operative Congress 20th-century women MEPs for England MEPs for England 1989–1994 MEPs for England 1994–1999 Labour Co-operative MEPs Cooperative advocates