A series of sixprogrammes 2: Elizabeth 'Battling Bessie' Braddock
'What I rebel against is the tyranny of wealth and privilege and the glaring inequalities of our social system.'
Bessie Braddock grew up in a strong, radical, political tradition in Liverpool. The streets of the city in the early years of the century, full of hungry children and men without work, were important in her political education. As
MP for the Exchange Division of Liverpool from 1945-70, she fought for 25 years from the back benches for the working people to whom she had dedicated her life.
Written and presented by Hugh Sykes
Researcher MIKE WOOLF
Producer GAYNOR SHUTTE