When I was elected General Secretary in 2022, it was one of the highlights of my life. An incredible honour to be chosen to lead the Musicians' Union for five years and I felt a great sense of responsibility, both to those who had elected me and to those who had voted for other candidates but who I would still represent. I wanted to prove my worth. One of my central election pledges had been to represent all musicians equally. As the first woman to lead the Union, I knew that