Battleaxe
A Memoir
$47.24
- Hardcover
368 pages
- Release Date
2 March 2027
Summary
Born in Alexandria in 1944 to Jewish parents from Germany and Austria, Margaret arrived in England aged four – stateless, foreign, and an outsider. Those origins shaped everything. Her grandmother was murdered by the Nazis. Her grandfather was greeted as an enemy alien and then interned on British soil. Anti-racism was written into Hodge’s DNA.
So was the instinct to battle back.
Over more than fifty years as an elected representative – counci…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780008734152 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0008734151 |
| Author: | Dame Margaret Hodge |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Imprint: | William Collins |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 2 March 2027 |
| Weight: | 620g |
| Dimensions: | 36mm x 159mm x 240mm |
Critics Review
PRAISE FOR CALLED TO ACCOUNT:
The only figure in public life making a robust moral case for the honest payment of tax is Margaret Hodge – Zoë Williams ― Guardian
She is fearless, feisty, sharp as a tack and at the top of her game – Lynn Barber ― Sunday Times
A shocking exposé of corporate misbehaviour and government waste, it has not had the attention it deserves – Chris Mullin ― Observer
Dame Margaret Hodge
Dame Margaret Hodge was Member of Parliament for Barking from 1994 to 2024. During her tenure, she served as a minister under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, notably becoming Britain’s first Minister for Children.
From 2010 to 2015, she chaired the Public Accounts Committee. Dame Margaret has been a prominent campaigner against tax avoidance, money laundering, and corruption.
In 2024, she was created a life peer and currently serves as the Prime Minister’s Anti-Corruption Champion. She has four children and twelve grandchildren and resides in London.
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