Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson

FromWoman's Hour Power List 2014 – Game Changers

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Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson

FromWoman's Hour Power List 2014 – Game Changers

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7 minutes

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May 23, 2013

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Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson reveals how life as a top athlete helped her prepare for the rough and tumble of politics and how she manages to persuade her 11 year old daughter to sit quietly through House of Lords debates.

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May 23, 2013

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Which ten women in the UK have done most to game-change the way power operates in the UK, whether in culture, business, politics or campaigns? Emma Barnett, chairs our 2014 panel. From BBC Radio 4

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