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She studied Law at [[Wadham College, Oxford]], followed by a journalism internship at [[Channel 4 News]].<ref name="Oxford bio" /> She returned to Oxford to do |
She studied Law at [[Wadham College, Oxford]], followed by a journalism internship at [[Channel 4 News]].<ref name="Oxford bio" /> She returned to Oxford to do MSc in and . Her MSc dissertation was titled ''Mad, Bad or Disabled?''. She then worked as policy and legal officer for Autism West Midlands in Birmingham.<ref name="Oxford bio">{{cite web |title=Marie Tidball {{!}} Faculty of Law |url=https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/people/marie-tidball |website=www.law.ox.ac.uk |access-date=6 July 2024}}</ref> She was a founding director and coordinator of the Oxford University disability law and policy project.<ref>{{cite |title=Book Launch: 'Disabling Criminal Justice' by Marie TidballFaculty of Law |url=https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/event/book-launch-disabling-criminal-justice-marie-tidball |access-date=6 July 2024 }}</ref> |
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== Politics == |
== Politics == |
Revision as of 12:04, 7 July 2024
Dr Marie Tidball | |
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Member of Parliament for Penistone and Stocksbridge | |
Assumed office 5 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Miriam Cates |
Majority | 8739 (19.9%) |
Personal details | |
Born | 1984 |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Labour |
Education | Penistone Grammar School |
Alma mater | Wadham College, Oxford |
Profession | Politician |
Website | https://www.marietidball.com/ |
Marie Tidball is a British Labour politician, academic and disability rights campaigner, who has been Member of Parliament for Penistone and Stocksbridge since 2024.
Early life
She was born with a congenital disability which affects all four limbs, with foreshortened arms and legs and a digit on each hand.[1][2] As a child she missed three years of school because of the surgery needed.[3]
She grew up in Penistone and Stocksbridge, and attended Penistone Grammar School.[1]
Career
She studied Law at Wadham College, Oxford, followed by a journalism internship at Channel 4 News.[4] She returned to Oxford to do a Master of Science (MSc) degree in criminology and criminal justice. Her MSc dissertation was titled Mad, Bad or Disabled?. She then worked as policy and legal officer for Autism West Midlands in Birmingham.[4] She was a founding director and coordinator of the Oxford University disability law and policy project.[5]
Politics
Tidball has been called one of the country's leading disability rights campaigners.[6] From 2016–2022 she was a Labour Councillor for Oxford City Council.[3][7] In the 2017 election she stood in Oxford West and Abingdon, finishing third.[3][8] She was selected to stand as the Labour for the 2024 election, in June 2022, with the backing of multiple trade unions, as well as Dan Jarvis, Stephanie Peacock and David Blunkett.[9] In July 2024 she was elected as Labour MP for Penistone and Stocksbridge.[10][11]
Selected Works
- Tidball, Marie (2024). Disabling criminal justice: the governance of autistic adult defendants in the English criminal justice system. Oxford ; New York: Hart Publishing. ISBN 9781509956968.
References
- ^ a b Halliday, Josh (22 June 2024). "'For 14 years it's been despicable. Enough's enough': in the 'red wall', Tory support is crumbling". The Observer. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ Billson, Chantelle (5 July 2024). "Anti-trans Conservative Miriam Cates loses seat to Labour". PinkNews. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ a b c Sebestyen, Roland (20 June 2024). "General election: Labour's Marie Tidball aims to 'smash that glass ceiling' as an MP in Sheffield". The Star. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Marie Tidball | Faculty of Law". www.law.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Book Launch: 'Disabling Criminal Justice' by Marie Tidball". Faculty of Law. University of Oxford. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ Timlin, Josh (17 June 2022). "Labour candidate launches bid". Barnsley Chronicle. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ Aslett, Chloe (5 July 2024). "General Election 2024: Who is my new MP? Sheffield results and MP voting records revealed". The Star.
- ^ Tidball, Marie (24 May 2017). "'My mum has been driver, cook and canvasser. The state leaves a gaping hole'". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ Andrews, Danielle (1 August 2022). "Labour name Penistone and Stocksbridge candidate for next election". Yorkshire Live. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "South Yorkshire election results see clean sweep for Labour". BBC News. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Penistone and Stocksbridge". election.news.sky.com. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
External links
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