In 1966, she moved into politics and became a parliamentary candidate for Fulham,
representing the Radical Alliance,
and later was the parliamentary candidate for the Hammersmith Stop the South East Asia War Committee
a group protesting international involvement in the Vietnam War,
and a canditate in Cardiff as an Independent Socialist.
She was also involved in race issues between 1969 and 1971,
when she was a researcher for the Society of Friends Race Relations Committee.