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Maya Goodfellow
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Author: ‘Hostile Environment: How Immigrants Became Scapegoats' - bit.ly/31QDSw5. *NEW edition out now*. Instagram: mayagoodfellow
Newcastle/London
Born December 1
Joined September 2009
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    Maya Goodfellow
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    Nov 6, 2019
    Immigration isn’t bad for the economy or for ‘British culture’. It’s anti-immigration politics - not immigration - that’s the real problem in the U.K. Remember that in this election. Get a copy of HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT if you want to hear more
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    Maya Goodfellow
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    Jul 3, 2020
    Not into 'gestures' says the politicians who spent the past few months clapping for the NHS that he helped underfund
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    The Independent
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    Jul 3, 2020
    Boris Johnson says he would not take the knee: 'I don't believe in gestures' independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
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    Maya Goodfellow
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    Mar 5, 2020
    Full solidarity with the amazing @DawnButlerBrent who handles this awful exchange really well. An example of how the act of naming something racist is treated as worse/more “offensive” than actual racism (racism which itself is erased and denied)
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    Maya Goodfellow
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    Jun 7, 2020
    Matt Hancock says he's worked all of his political life to tackle discrimination. He's part of the government that created the Windrush Scandal #Marr
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    Maya Goodfellow
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    Jun 7, 2020
    People are angry about the statue of a slave trader being torn down because it apparently erases British history? Look forward to them joining the campaign to put teaching about the brutalities of Empire on the curriculum.
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    Maya Goodfellow
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    Aug 10, 2020
    Would be good if everyone, including media outlets, could stop using the term "illegal immigrants". Deeply dehumanising. Implicitly reinforces anti-immigration politics. People can't be illegal.
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    Maya Goodfellow
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    Jun 3, 2020
    Put our colonial history on the curriculum – then we’ll understand who we really are
    Put Britain’s colonial history on the curriculum – then we’ll know who we really are | Maya...
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    Maya Goodfellow
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    Feb 24, 2020
    Learning about the British Empire isn’t a key, compulsory part of the curriculum - but it should be
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    Maya Goodfellow
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    Dec 27, 2019
    I’ve generally little time for the Honours List but seeing Iain Duncan Smith being given knighthood is just awful. He’s overseen so much misery and pain - him being given a knighthood is a sign of how deeply unfair and unjust the UK is right now
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    Maya Goodfellow
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    Oct 4, 2020
    Priti Patel implying that people coming into the UK 'illegally' to claim asylum should be deported. Completely - and it seems intentionally - ignoring that under the Refugee Convention, if you enter a country 'illegally' it shouldn't impact your asylum application.
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    Maya Goodfellow
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    Jun 9, 2017
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    The BBC have confirmed Labour have gained Kensington - the constituency in which The Daily Mail is based
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    Maya Goodfellow
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    Dec 6, 2019
    Corbyn: if every single bit of our manifesto was carried out tomorrow, we would just about reach the level of public spending of France and Germany. That is how far backwards we have gone #BBCDebate
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    Maya Goodfellow
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    Aug 11, 2020
    It is grotesquely inhumane for journalists to film people crossing the Channel to try and get to the UK. It also fits into the government’s anti-asylum campaign: giving the idea that this is apparently a crisis – not for the people forced to make these journeys, but for the UK
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    Maya Goodfellow
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    Jun 16, 2020
    Boris Johnson congratulates Marcus Rashford on his campaign to force Boris Johnson to make sure children are fed over the summer 🤔