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The People First PodcastThe People First Podcast - S3EP15 Vicky Foxcroft MPOn this week's episode of the People First Podcast, we got the opportunity to speak to Labour MP and the Shadow Minister for Disabled People, Vicky Foxcroft! We spoke to her all about her job-role, her political career, as well as the changes to the Disability Minister by the Government. The rest of our team in the office even got to ask her questions! We hope you enjoy the show.Please rate our podcast and leave a review! It really helps tell our members how they are doing and helps our show grow and improve....2024-05-1521 min
That Blind Lads PodcastThat Vicky Foxcroft EpisodeIn this episode, the audio has a couple of issues which are external and cannot be controlled - This week, Jamie speaks to the shadow minister for disabled people, Vicky Foxcroft. They discussed her journey to being an MP and then taking the role of shadow minister for disabled people, what that role really means to her, what changes she would like to see going forward and more, enjoy! This episode is sponsored by FC sensory, a football club based in Coventry for partially sighted and blind people under the age of 16. For more details, please email fcsensory@protonmail.com...2024-02-1428 min
Access All: Disability News and Mental HealthThe Minister Before ChristmasMims Davies is the new disability minister but she's in a lower ranked role than her predecessor with other duties to attend to. We speak to James Taylor, Scope's Director of Strategy, plus Caroline Nokes, MP, and Vicky Foxcroft, Labour’s shadow minister for disabled people, about what many interpret as a de-prioritising of disability issues.
Radio 3's Dr Hannah French, a former flautist, joins us to talk about how her relationship with music changed after she became disabled. She's on air across the festive period including Christmas morning to help set the day up with carols and classics.
An...2023-12-1837 minAccess All: Disability News and Mental HealthWho in the Whoniverse is Ruth Madeley?Actor Ruth Madeley plays wheelchair-using Shirley Anne Bingham in the first of three Doctor Who anniversary specials, with the first one kicking off on
Saturday 25 November. Joining her is super-fan Tom Harries, known as Tharries on his YouTube channel. The surprises are being kept tightly under wraps
so take a listen to see if you think Ruth has given away any clues to die-hard followers of the blue police box.
Shadow disability minister Vicky Foxcroft joins us to talk about her vision for improving the lives of disabled people. From education to cost of living,
mental health act reforms...2023-11-2038 min
Disabled and ProudThe Impact of Disability on Politics - Vicky Foxcroft's Role as an MP and Champion for AccessibilityBrooke welcomes Vicky Foxcroft, the Labour MP for Lewisham, Deptford, who shares her journey of being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis later in life and how it has impacted her personal and professional life. They discuss the complexities of identifying as disabled and the internalised ableism that often comes with invisible disabilities. Vicky also talks about her role as an MP and the challenges and rewards of advocating for disabled people in politics. KEY TAKEAWAYS There is an internal struggle in identifying as disabled and the societal biases surrounding disability. We must promote self-acceptance and c...2023-11-0841 min
The Wheelchair ActivistS2 E02 - Politics & the Disabled Community with Vicky Foxcroft MPVicky Foxcroft has been the Member of Parliament for Lewisham Deptford since 2015. Prior to her election, she served as a local councillor in the constituency and worked for a trade union for over a decade. Vicky served as an opposition whip for almost four years before becoming Shadow Minister for Civil Society in 2019.When Keir Starmer took over as Labour leader in April 2020, he made Vicky his Shadow Minister for Disabled People. Since then she has fought hard to ensure that disabled people’s voices are being heard throughout the COVID-19 crisis and beyond, questioning min...2022-09-2848 min
The Wheelchair ActivistS2 E02 - Politics & the Disabled Community with Vicky Foxcroft MPVicky Foxcroft has been the Member of Parliament for Lewisham Deptford since 2015. Prior to her election, she served as a local councillor in the constituency and worked for a trade union for over a decade. Vicky served as an opposition whip for almost four years before becoming Shadow Minister for Civil Society in 2019.When Keir Starmer took over as Labour leader in April 2020, he made Vicky his Shadow Minister for Disabled People. Since then she has fought hard to ensure that disabled people’s voices are being heard throughout the COVID-19 crisis and beyond, questioning min...2022-09-2848 min
Vicky's WorldBONUS: LIVE AT DRAGONMEET 2021On the 4th of December 2021 hundreds of gamers, RPG-ers and generally swell folk gathered in the Novotel Hammersmith for a gaming convention called Dragonmeet. On the Mezzanine there was a table occupied by the cast of Vicky's World spreading word of their beloved podcast. At roughly 6pm a gathering occurred in a conference room called The Bourg and until now they were the only people to have witnessed a very special event - THE VERY FIRST LIVE PERFORMANCE OF VICKY'S WORLD!We were very lucky to have Paul Foxcroft of Questing Time join us for a...2022-04-251h 23Vicky's WorldBONUS: LIVE AT DRAGONMEET 2021On the 4th of December 2021 hundreds of gamers, RPG-ers and generally swell folk gathered in the Novotel Hammersmith for a gaming convention called Dragonmeet. On the Mezzanine there was a table occupied by the cast of Vicky's World spreading word of their beloved podcast. At roughly 6pm a gathering occurred in a conference room called The Bourg and until now they were the only people to have witnessed a very special event - THE VERY FIRST LIVE PERFORMANCE OF VICKY'S WORLD!We were very lucky to have Paul Foxcroft of Questing Time join us for a...2022-04-251h 23
Gloria Meets...Vicky Foxcroft MPGloria de Piero sits down with Labour MP Vicky Foxcroft to get to know the person behind the politics, and what drove her to become an MP. Gloria had no idea how emotional the interview would turn out to be, Vicky bravely opening up about her experience with domestic abuse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-03-0926 min
¿De qué tiene hambre tu vida?E258 - Las dietas para adelgazar como forma de violenciaLas dietas como forma de violencia contra las mujeresEn este episodio comparto:▫️Qué es la cultura de las dietas▫️Por qué es una forma de violencia hacia las mujeres▫️Cómo contribuir a eliminar esta forma de violencia 📚 LIBROS RECOMENDADOS•Calibán y la bruja, Silvia Federici•Belleza fatal, Mona Chollet•El mito de la belleza, Naomi Wolf•La tiranía del culto al cuerpo, Susie Orbach•El cuerpo como delito, Josep Toro•Fearing the balck body, Sabrina Strings•The body in not an apology, Sonya Renee Taylor•Body of truth, Harriet Brown•Health at every size, Linda Bancon y Lucy Aphramor•Body respect, Linda Bancon...2020-11-301h 21
¿De qué tiene hambre tu vida?E258 - Las dietas para adelgazar como forma de violenciaLas dietas como forma de violencia contra las mujeresEn este episodio comparto:▫️Qué es la cultura de las dietas▫️Por qué es una forma de violencia hacia las mujeres▫️Cómo contribuir a eliminar esta forma de violencia 📚 LIBROS RECOMENDADOS•Calibán y la bruja, Silvia Federici•Belleza fatal, Mona Chollet•El mito de la belleza, Naomi Wolf•La tiranía del culto al cuerpo, Susie Orbach•El cuerpo como delito, Josep Toro•Fearing the balck body, Sabrina Strings•The body in not an apology, Sonya Renee Taylor•...2020-11-301h 21
What Just Happened? with Kevin O'SullivantalkPOLITICS| Coronavirus, schools and people with disabilitiesAlexis and Gloria continue to discuss Covid-19. As other countries prepare to open up schools, teachers express their concern about PPE. Would you send your children to school? Vicky Foxcroft highlights how people with disabilities have been let down. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-05-1724 min
Cross Question with Iain DaleDavid Lidington, Vicky Foxcroft, David Starkey & Dreda Say MitchellJoining Iain Dale on Cross Question this week are Former Conservative MP David Lidington, Labour MP for Lewisham Deptford Vicky Foxcroft, Historian and Broadcaster David Starkey and Dreda Say Mitchell; journalist and broadcaster.2020-02-1951 min
Debated PodcastTackling crime w/ Vicky Foxcroft MPIn this episode, Will is flying solo as Conrad is ill, but he is joined by shadow minister and MP for Lewisham Deptford, Vicky Foxcroft, discussing tackling the rising crime and youth violence, the reasons behind it as well as her shadow ministerial role. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2019-07-0913 min
Changing PoliticsDSS DiscriminationEver feel like politics could be different? Join comedian Gráinne Maguire and journalist Marie Le Conte as they work out how we can all get more involved. This isn't just a podcast, it's Changing Politics.This week, Marie and Gráinne look at the DSS Discrimination, a form of penalising the poor for being poor, with the help of Monica Burns from The National Housing Trust, and Vicky Foxcroft MP.The week's news roundup is, we're afraid, totally dominated by the recently-negotiated Withdrawal Ag...2018-11-2800 min