Hilary Salt
Greater Manchester coordinator for the Social Democratic Party; co-host, Take Me Home podcast

Hilary is the co-host of the podcast Take Me Home and the Greater Manchester coordinator for the Social Democratic Party. She is on the advisory council of Britain Unbound.

In her long working career, Hilary was a founder of First Actuarial and became widely known as the actuary advising the trade union movement, helping deliver the collective DC pension scheme with the Communication Workers Union and Royal Mail.

She continues to use her skills acting as the treasurer of her crown green bowling league and is an active member of the Friends of her local park, where she leads gardening and community activities. She is a long-standing supporter of the Battle of Ideas and helped bring the event to Manchester with the first Battle of Ideas North in 2026.

Follow Hilary on X: @redactuary

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