 Mostly , Bessie was uncompromising in her attitude towards the council 's ruling Conservatives ; on one occasion she was ejected from the council chamber by the police , after she had called the Housing Committee chairman a liar and refused the mayor 's order to withdraw the remark . She justified this behaviour on the grounds that " if you didn 't do something outrageous , nobody would take any notice of you " . She had earlier resorted to using a two @-@ foot megaphone in a council meeting , to demand action over housing conditions and slums . 
