Calvin Robinson

Calvin Robinson is a British political commentator, journalist, policy advisor and campaigner who is a senior fellow at the research institute Policy Exchange. Robinson worked as a secondary school teacher and became a video games journalist.[1][2] He is a regular contributor to The Daily Telegraph[3] and the Daily Mail.[4]

Calvin Robinson
NationalityBritish
Occupation
  • Political commentator
  • Policy advisor

As a commentator, Robinson has contributed to talkRADIO and GB News. He previously worked for Turning Point UK as well as the Reclaim Party.

Early life

Robinson grew up in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. He was educated at High Oakham Primary School and The Brunts Academy, before attending West Nottinghamshire College. He graduated with a degree in computer games design and programming.[5][6]

Career

Robinson was employed in the technology industry before training as a teacher. He taught computer science at the St Mary's and St John's Church of England School in Hendon where he became head of the IT department. In 2017, he was featured in a recruitment advert encouraging people to become teachers.[7][8][9][10] He also featured as a YouTube presenter on The Yogscast channel and was a video games journalist. He is also owner of the video games site God is a Geek.[11][12]

In May 2016 and 2018, Robinson sought election to Brent Council and Camden Council respectively, where he stood in the wards of Kilburn and Swiss Cottage for the Conservative Party.[13]

Robinson was the Brexit Party candidate in Broxtowe in 2019, but dropped out to support the Conservative candidate.[14]

Robinson has also held various positions in local news[15] and right-wing political organisations and campaigns, including Defund the BBC, Unite2Leave (a pro-Brexit tactical voting campaign) and Conservative Way Forward.[16] He has contributed to Black Lives Matter UK: An Anthology, a Henry Jackson Society report opposing Black Lives Matter and "hard-left identity politics".[17] Robinson has claimed that his commentary has made him the target of racial abuse.[18] Robinson supports teaching and including black history and lessons concerning black people in schools, but argues it should be taught within the context of British history and not separated into a different category, and opposes including critical race theory in British education.[19][20]

In July 2021, Robinson appeared in an interview on Channel 4 News with the singer and left-wing political activist Billy Bragg on the decision of England players to "take the knee" in a protest against racism.[21] Robinson said the action was "disgusting" and that in taking the knee, the team was promoting "Black Lives Matter, a neo-Marxist, anti-British, anti-family organisation".[22]

Robinson has also worked for talkRADIO and as a presenter on GB News.[23]

References
  1. "GodisaGeek". GodisaGeek.com. Archived from the original on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  2. "Calvin Robinson – Battle of Ideas 2018".
  3. "Calvin Robinson". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 14 June 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  4. "Who is Free Speech For? Network of Alt-Right Activists Target Anti-Racist Campaigner Over Tweet". Byline Times. 1 March 2021.
  5. Topping, Andrew (23 February 2021). "Former Mansfield teacher on why he's been called a 'race traitor' for his right wing views". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  6. "Creating Pac-Man style games in Python". pocketmags.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  7. "Calvin Robinson – Battle of Ideas 2018".
  8. "Creating Pac-Man style games in Python". pocketmags.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  9. "Teacher becomes face of national recruitment campaign for teaching staff". times-series.co.uk. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  10. "Former teacher called a 'race traitor' for his right wing views". 23 February 2021.
  11. "LDN Team". LDN.cm. Archived from the original on 15 August 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  12. "LDN Publishing". LDN.cm. Archived from the original on 15 August 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  13. "About Calvin". Calvin Robinson. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  14. Lee, Simeon (6 December 2019). "A call for student Brexiteers in the 'Battle of Broxtowe'". The Tab. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  15. Tsang, Amie (9 December 2018). "In Britain, a Team Effort to Help Local News Survive". The New York Times.
  16. "About Calvin". Calvin Robinson. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  17. "Alt-Right Pseudoscience – Part 2: The Free Speech Union and Scientific Racism". Byline Times. 8 December 2020.
  18. "Former teacher called a 'race traitor' for his right wing views". 23 February 2021.
  19. "Students need to know the harrowing truth': teachers on black history in the curriculum". TheGuardian.com. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  20. Robinson, Calvin (October 2020). "Beware Critical Race Theory – the divisive ideology infiltrating school history lessons". The Telegraph. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  21. "Euro 2020: Musician Billy Bragg and commentator Calvin Robinson debate England taking the knee ahead of final". Channel 4 News. 9 July 2021.
  22. "England fans, how do you feel when you hear boos as players take a knee?". The Guardian. 10 June 2021.
  23. Waterson, Jim (24 August 2021). "Andrew Neil outflanked by Nigel Farage in GB News culture war". The Guardian.
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