To mark the occasion of Baroness Williams' eightieth birthday in July 2010, Biteback is proud to publish a collection of essays by her peers, contemporaries and proteges on the themes and issues she has campaigned on during the course of an inspirational career in politics spanning five decades. Contributors include Rosie Boycott, Vince Cable, Menzies Campbell, Germaine Greer, Jeremy Greenstock, Polly Toynbee, Roy Hattersley, Edna Healey, David Owen, Bill Rodgers, Peter Mandelson, David Steel, John Major, Chris Patten, Tony King, Helena Kennedy, Charles Kennedy, Peter Hennessy, Richard Harries, Roger Liddle, Robert Reich and Crispin Tickell.