Michael Calderbank
@Calderbank
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In Parliament for Trade Unions - Solidarity Consulting (tweets p/c); Democratic Socialist, Roman Catholic. PhD in critical theory; married to Seema
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Joined March 2009
If you missed our pre #Budget25 rally with @arise_festival, watch it back here > https://t.co/UX8oplnmVS An economic alternative is possible - with @UnionSteveW of @fbunational, @johnmcdonnellMP, @CatHobbs, @sairskay of @NEUnion, @pplsassembly and @IanByrneMP
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TODAY- ahead of the Autumn Statement, join this online event with MPs, trade unionists and campaigners looking at the economic agenda we need to deliver real positive change ⬇️
Ahead of #Budget25 - join us on Thursday 6.30 to discuss what workers need from Rachel Reeves with @arise_festival @labourassembly
https://t.co/DtnWgox5L4 With @IanByrneMP @BellRibeiroAddy @johnmcdonnellMP plus @sairskay @UnionSteveW and @CatHobbs - Chair @KateEmilyDove
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Absolutely gutted to hear that Mani has passed away Was looking forward to his speaking tour 😥 #RIP 🍋🍋🍋🍋🍋🍋
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TONIGHT online from 6.30pm Register here >
eventbrite.co.uk
Join us for this vital pre-budget discussion.
Ahead of #Budget25 - join us on Thursday 6.30 to discuss what workers need from Rachel Reeves with @arise_festival @labourassembly
https://t.co/DtnWgox5L4 With @IanByrneMP @BellRibeiroAddy @johnmcdonnellMP plus @sairskay @UnionSteveW and @CatHobbs - Chair @KateEmilyDove
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Fleeing torture, war, or persecution is not a luxury. My piece in The Independent https://t.co/wmnc74xjkl
independent.co.uk
The ever-increasing hardening of the UK’s borders is a boon for the far right. By borrowing the language, logic and cruelty of Reform UK, ministers are not neutralising Nigel Farage’s views; they are...
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I’ve been called a ‘ f—king Paki ‘ & my black friends have been called worse . None of us want to punch down & confiscate the last few possessions of traumatised people , criminalise kids & tear families apart . Shabana Mahmood can own that cruelty for herself.
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There’s too much Grace Dent on #celebritymasterchef and now she’s doing regular #masterchef too 😩
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Ahead of the government's upcoming Autumn Statement, join MPs, trade unionists and campaigners at this online event tomorrow focusing on the economic agenda needed to deliver for communities across the country. Find out more and register here: https://t.co/1Li3y2dCSc
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The fight against food poverty has had a consistent champion in Liverpool West Derby's @IanByrneMP- he'll be joining this Thursday's online event discussing the policy agenda we need from the Autumn Statement. You can find out more and register here: https://t.co/1Li3y2dCSc
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Proud to launch our Right to Food Commission yesterday. Thank you to our Chair, Commissioners, the University of Westminster, and all MPs & trade unions who pledged their support. We’ll now travel the UK to gather evidence that will shape a roadmap for putting a Right to Food
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Ahead of #Budget25 - join us on Thursday 6.30 to discuss what workers need from Rachel Reeves with @arise_festival @labourassembly
https://t.co/DtnWgox5L4 With @IanByrneMP @BellRibeiroAddy @johnmcdonnellMP plus @sairskay @UnionSteveW and @CatHobbs - Chair @KateEmilyDove
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For more than a decade we’ve seen that hostile policies don’t fix the asylum system they just create chaos, cost, and deeper division. The latest proposals repeat the same mistake. When our own process recognises someone as a refugee, stripping them of stability later doesn’t
The Prime Minister said in September that we are at a fork in the road. These asylum proposals suggest we have taken the wrong turning. The idea that recognised refugees need to be deported is wrong. We absolutely need immigration controls. And where those controls decide to
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Labour MP Olivia Blake tells me the "human cost" of Shabana Mahmood's asylum reforms "cannot be overstated", adding that the policies "do not just punish refugees; they weaken communities, erode trust, and fail to reflect the values of a compassionate, confident country".
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Thanks to the @LivEchonews for this piece on our Right To Food Commission launch today. #RightToFood
#HungerIsAPoliticalChoice
liverpoolecho.co.uk
The Labour MP for West Derby was among those to set up Fans Supporting Foodbanks
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What action do we need in #Budget2025 to tackle the costs of living crisis? Join us with @arise_festival on Thursday for an online discussion with @BellRibeiroAddy @IanByrneMP @johnmcdonnellMP @fbunational @NEUnion and @We_OwnIt Register - https://t.co/DtnWgox5L4
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Stagnating wages, rising prices, insecure work, punitive benefit cuts - a cost of living crisis where working people are queuing for food banks. A new Right to Food Commission launches in Parliament today - @IanByrneMP @sarahwoolley01 @DanielKebedeNEU
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Proud to be working on the launch of this today with the @IanByrneMP @FoodandWorkNet1 @BFAWUOfficial and the Right to Food campaign ✊✊✊
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