My name is Margo; it’s the name I have chosen and feel comfortable with I adopted it when I left school and went out into the big wide world, a time when I was beginning to control my life and make my own choices, largely a happy time so no bad vibes associated with it.

I was actually called Margaret by my parents and lived with the name until I was 18. Although I was fortunate in having a happy childhood with parents who were fair and kind (though there were...