The backwoodsmen are muttering about making Britain's draconian union laws - already among the toughest in Europe - harsher still. And parts of the media will continue to attack public service pensions, as if school meals staff, refuse collectors and healthcare workers have no right to a decent retirement.

I want a society that provides decent jobs for those who can work and decent security for those can't.

Of course, no-one thinks the EU is perfect. In recent years, the pace of social reform has slowed. But staying in offers the chance to rebuild a vision of Europe for workers, regardless of the passport they hold.

I think being a mother helps keep your feet on the ground. There's very little dignity in parenthood. It's a great leveller.

A business is good if it gives a decent day's reward for a decent day's work, treats people decently, and gives them a voice at the top.

I suspect there are people in all walks of life who need to be dragged into the 21st century in terms of attitudes towards women.

My first hero, as a teenager, was James Connolly. I remember discovering that he was a feminist, and that was an eye-opener, coming from a man of such poverty.