59-473: Michael or Mike Farmer may refer to: Michael Farmer, Baron Farmer (born 1944), British businessman and life peer in the House of Lords Michael Farmer (academic) , American academic and author. Mike Farmer (basketball) , American basketball player and coach Mike Farmer (baseball) , American Major League Baseball pitcher [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
118-662: A Bakerloo line extension to Camberwell on at least three occasions since the 1930s. Denmark Hill and Loughborough Junction railway stations serve Camberwell, whilst Peckham Rye and East Dulwich are both approximately one mile (1.5 kilometres) from Camberwell Green . These stations are all in London fare zone 2 . London Overground , Southeastern , and Thameslink trains serve Denmark Hill. There are regular rail services to various destinations across Central London . There are also direct rail links to destinations elsewhere in London and
177-532: A book called The King of Camberwell , the third instalment of her Adams family saga about Cockney life. Comedian Jenny Eclair is a long-term resident of Camberwell, and the area features in her 2001 novel Camberwell Beauty , named after a species of butterfly . Playwright Martin McDonagh and his brother, writer/director John Michael McDonagh , live in Camberwell. The 2014 novel The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters
236-491: A bulwark against antisemitism, and our monarch has always been its patron. Continuing on, addressing Israel's war against Hamas , he wrote: A recent letter from international military leaders said that the Israel Defence Forces were acting in a highly accountable way in an extremely complex and difficult environment. We cannot forget that they have been forced to prosecute this war... Israel [is a] rare example of
295-457: A contagious disease like leprosy , for treatment by the church and the clean, healing waters from the wells. Springs and wells are known to have existed on the southern slope of Denmark Hill , especially around Grove Park. It was already a substantial settlement with a church when mentioned in the Domesday Book , and was the parish church for a large area including Dulwich and Peckham . It
354-619: A democracy in the Middle East, a liberal state governed by the rule of law. Of course, it has the right to defend its citizens when murderously attacked on its soil in one of the cruelest and most callous pogroms in history. We cannot forget the large number of innocent hostages that were taken, many have died, and some are still missing. Israel faces an existential threat as Hamas, the terrorist organization, has stated their intention to destroy it. He noted as well that: "the plight of civilians in Gaza
413-537: A high-profile member of my family, I want to put my own views on antisemitism and Israel’s current military campaign in Gaza on public record." Within two days, his post had attracted over one million views. He wrote, as to antisemitism: As a teenager, growing up in the wake of WW2, I became very aware of the cruelty meted out, before and during that conflict, against Jewish people – because they were Jewish. I found it impossible to comprehend how humans could, intentionally, be as cruel as possible to others. Then, as
472-598: A metals trader, was wounded in World War II and died at the age of 40 years old due to his alcoholism when Farmer was aged four, and he and his sister narrowly avoided removal from their mother's care due to her own struggle with alcohol. Farmer was educated at Wantage Grammar School , as a boarder . His mother died when he was 25 years old. In 1975, in the City of London, Farmer married Jennifer Potts. They have three children. His son George Farmer who ran unsuccessfully for
531-510: A new life for themselves in the streets of London. While very little is known about most of the escapees, some insight can be gained into the life of sailor James Williams, an enslaved man from the Caribbean. Camberwell St Giles is the name given to an ancient, and later civil, parish in the Brixton hundred of Surrey . The parish covered 4,570 acres (1,850 hectares) in 1831 and was divided into
590-476: A report of how supporting men in prison to have better family and other relationships can reduce reoffending rates. Following the acceptance of his recommendations, The Farmer Review (2017), the MoJ commissioned a further review and report from Lord Farmer on the importance of relationships for female offenders' rehabilitation, The Farmer Review for Women (2019), which is also being implemented. He continues to work with
649-568: A variety theatre in 1943, but closed on 28 April 1956 and was demolished. Nearby, marked by Orpheus Street, was the "Metropole Theatre and Opera House", presenting transfers of West End shows . This was demolished to build an Odeon cinema in 1939. The cinema seated 2,470, and has since been demolished. A second ABC cinema, known originally as the Regal Cinema and later as the ABC Camberwell, opened in 1940. With only one screen but 2,470 seats,
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#1732852391617708-607: A vision of angels in a tree. Camberwell is referred to in the film Withnail and I – " Camberwell carrot " is the name of the enormous spliff rolled using 12 rolling papers, by Danny the dealer. His explanation for the name is, "I invented it in Camberwell and it looks like a carrot". The avant-garde band Camberwell Now named themselves after the area. Basement Jaxx recorded three songs about Camberwell: "Camberwell Skies", "Camberskank" and "I live in Camberwell" which are on The Singles: Special Edition album (2005). Florence Welch from British indie-rock band Florence and
767-461: A week. He spent most of his career in the City of London , involved in the trading of base metals , especially copper. He was a protégé of top metal trader Manfred Kopelman. In 1974 at 30 years of age he was named a managing director of Cerro Metals Ltd. in London, a position he held until 1983. In 1983 he joined Anglo Chemical, which was part of Philipp Brothers /Salomon Brothers -- now Phibro ,
826-515: A young man, I worked with many Jewish people in the city: the boss in one of my first jobs had come to Britain on a Kindertransport . I often experienced kindness and thoughtfulness from Jewish friends as well, at a time when I had few close relationships.... To conclude, I should point out that I am the Christian Deputy Chair of the Council for Christians and Jews. This was founded in 1942 as
885-544: Is a devout born-again Christian . He is vocal in his opposition to antisemitism , and is supportive of Israel having the right to defend itself against Hamas . Farmer was born in Tonbridge , Kent , England. His sister, actress Suzan Farmer , died of cancer in 2017. Michael has described how he and his sister had a violent and chaotic early childhood, characterised by "poverty, neglect and shame." His father, David S. Farmer,
944-727: Is above average in the House of Lords . Farmer supported the former leader, David Cameron when he accepted the think tank Centre for Social Justice 's Breakthrough Britain report emphasising the wider social repercussions of family breakdown. As a parliamentarian Farmer has spoken about family hubs and other measures to ensure families who need it receive early help; boosting statutory help for children leaving local authority care; improving children and young people's mental health and wellbeing, including by reducing family breakdown and regulating access to pornography; enabling upwards social mobility and better life chances; and addressing
1003-573: Is also utterly appalling, but I see Israel has little option but to fight its enemy where it chooses to hide itself — in tunnels under key infrastructure and behind innocent civilians. We cannot forget that they have been forced to prosecute this war." Camberwell Camberwell ( / ˈ k æ m b ər w ɛ l / KAM -bər-wel ) is an area of South London , England, in the London Borough of Southwark , 2 + 3 ⁄ 4 miles (4.5 kilometres) southeast of Charing Cross . Camberwell
1062-489: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Michael Farmer, Baron Farmer Michael Stahel Farmer, Baron Farmer (born 17 December 1944), nicknamed Mr. Copper, is a British businessman, former Treasurer of the Conservative Party , and life peer in the House of Lords . He is active in combating family breakdown and its repercussions, supported Brexit , and
1121-597: Is home to one of London's largest teaching hospitals, King's College Hospital with associated medical school the Guy's King's and St Thomas' (GKT) School of Medicine. The Maudsley Hospital , an internationally significant psychiatric hospital, is located in Camberwell along with the Institute of Psychiatry . Early music halls in Camberwell were in the back hall of public houses . One, the "Father Redcap" (1853) still stands by Camberwell Green , but internally, much altered. In 1896,
1180-565: Is now known as St Gabriel's Manor. The core of the later-to-be YBAs, graduated from the Goldsmiths BA Fine Art degree course in the classes of 1987–90. Liam Gillick , Fiona Rae , Steve Park and Sarah Lucas , were graduates in the class of 1987. Ian Davenport , Michael Landy , Gary Hume , Anya Gallaccio , Henry Bond and Angela Bulloch , were graduates in the class of 1988; Damien Hirst , Angus Fairhurst , Mat Collishaw , Simon Patterson , and Abigail Lane , were graduates from
1239-609: Is on the Thameslink route between St Albans City and Sutton . This provides Camberwell with a direct link southbound to Herne Hill , Streatham , Tooting , Wimbledon , Mitcham , and Sutton, amongst other destinations in South London . Northbound services run through the City of London and St Pancras . Destinations north of St Pancras include Kentish Town and West Hampstead . A limited Southeastern service between Blackfriars and Kent runs through Loughborough Junction. Camberwell
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#17328523916171298-560: Is served by numerous London Bus routes. Residents of the area have included children's author Enid Mary Blyton , who was born at 354 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich, on 11 August 1897 (though shortly afterwards the family moved to Beckenham), and the former leader of the TGWU , Jack Jones , who lived on the Ruskin House Park estate. Karl Marx initially settled with his family in Camberwell when they moved to London in 1849. Others include
1357-523: Is set in 1920s Camberwell. In Daniel Defoe 's novel Roxana (1724) the eponymous protagonist imagines her daughter, Susan, "drown'd in the Great Pond at Camberwell". Nearby Peckham Rye was an important in the imaginative and creative development of poet William Blake , who, when he was eight, claimed to have seen the Prophet Ezekiel there under a bush, and he was probably ten years old when he had
1416-584: The Dan Leno company opened the "Oriental Palace of Varieties", on Denmark Hill. This successful venture was soon replaced with a new theatre, designed by Ernest A.E. Woodrow and with a capacity of 1,553, in 1899, named the "Camberwell Palace". This was further expanded by architect Lewen Sharp in 1908. By 1912, the theatre was showing films as a part of the variety programme and became an ABC cinema in September 1932 – known simply as "The Palace Cinema". It reopened as
1475-514: The Domesday Book as Cambrewelle . The name may derive from the Old English Cumberwell or Comberwell, meaning 'Well of the Britons ', referring to remaining Celtic inhabitants of an area dominated by Anglo-Saxons . An alternative theory suggests the name may mean 'Cripple Well', and that the settlement developed as a hamlet where people from the City of London were expelled when they had
1534-759: The London Metal Exchange . He became the Christian deputy chair and trustee of the Council of Christians and Jews in 2016. He sponsors the Ark All Saints Academy in Camberwell , South London , created with the goal of improving education for disadvantaged children. Farmer started working at eighteen. He began as a difference account clerk and messenger in AJ Strauss, a London Metal Exchange member firm at which his father had worked, earning eight pounds
1593-559: The London Stock Exchange under the title MG Plc with Farmer as its co-CEO; it was the first metals trader to be listed on the exchange. In 2000 he sold it to trading company Enron for $ 448 million, and Enron renamed it Enron Metals (in 2002, Enron sold the firm, which is now called Sempra Metals, and based in London). Farmer then took two years off to study the Bible. In 2005 he
1652-655: The Metropolitan Board of Works , with Camberwell Vestry nominating one member to the board. In 1889 the board was replaced by the London County Council and Camberwell was removed administratively from Surrey to form part of the County of London . In 1900, the area of the Camberwell parish became the Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell . In 1965, the metropolitan borough was abolished and its former area became
1711-831: The South East from Denmark Hill. London Overground connects the area directly to Clapham and Battersea in the west, and Canada Water and Dalston east London. Thameslink trains carry passengers to Kentish Town in the north, whilst some peak-time services continue to destinations in Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire , such as Luton Airport . Eastbound Thameslink services travel towards Orpington or Sevenoaks , via Peckham , Catford , and Bromley , amongst other destinations. Southeastern trains eastbound serve destinations in South East London and Kent , including Peckham, Lewisham , Gravesend , and Dover . Loughborough Junction
1770-492: The Borough of Camberwell was merged into the London Borough of Southwark . To the west, part of both West Dulwich and Herne Hill come under the London Borough of Lambeth . The place now known as Camberwell covers a much smaller area than the ancient parish, and it is bound on the north by Walworth ; on the south by East Dulwich and Herne Hill ; to the west by Kennington ; and on the east by Peckham . Camberwell appears in
1829-534: The Camberwell beauty used to adorn the Samuel Jones paper factory on Southampton Way. The paper factory has since been demolished but the mosaic was removed and re-installed on the side of Lynn Boxing Club on Wells Way. Camberwell has several art galleries including Camberwell College of Arts , the South London Gallery and numerous smaller commercial art spaces. There is an annual Camberwell Arts Festival in
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1888-568: The Conservative Foundation. On 5 September 2014 Farmer was created a life peer as Baron Farmer , of Bishopsgate in the City of London and in the House of Lords joined the Conservative benches. His maiden speech was about women's homelessness, domestic violence, and social exclusion. He cycles from his office to the House of Lords. The frequency of Farmer's speaking appearances, voting record, and tabling of written questions
1947-609: The Denmark Hill Grammar School. However it had difficulty competing with other nearby schools including Dulwich College, and was closed in 1867.The land was sold for building. Camberwell today is a mixture of relatively well preserved Georgian and 20th-century housing, including a number of tower blocks . Camberwell Grove , Grove Lane and Addington Square have some of London's most elegant and well-preserved Georgian houses. The Salvation Army's William Booth Memorial Training College, designed by Giles Gilbert Scott ,
2006-703: The Government keeps track of family stability rates (the number of children who grow up with both their parents). He was a member of the Select Committee on Social Mobility, and the Joint Committee on the Draft Domestic Abuse Bill. Farmer is a vocal supporter of welfare and prison reform. He was commissioned by the United Kingdom Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to carry out a review and make
2065-607: The MOJ to implement the recommendations of the reviews. Farmer was an active and vocal supporter of Brexit . In 2017 he donated £300,000 to the Vote Leave campaign, which supported a "Leave" vote in the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum . In August 2024, Farmer wrote a lengthy thread on X, on the subject of antisemitism , and on Israel's war against Hamas , and in response to comments by his daughter-in-law Candace Owens , saying: "In view of public comments from
2124-646: The Machine wrote and recorded a song entitled "South London Forever" on her 2018 album High as Hope based on her experience growing up in Camberwell, naming places such as the Joiners Arms and the Horniman Museum. Camberwell has played host to many festivals over the years, with the long-running Camberwell Arts Festival celebrating 20 years in 2014, and Camberwell Fair taking place on Camberwell Green in 2015, 2017 and 2018, resurrecting an ancient Fair that took place on
2183-517: The Parish of Camberwell. The charter was granted by James I . The school moved to its current site in Croydon in 1975. A school for girls, Mary Datchelor Girls' School , was established in Camberwell in 1877. It was built on two houses at 15 and 17 Grove Lane, the location of a former manor house. All except one of its 30 pupils came from the parish of St Andrew Undershaft in the City of London. The funding for
2242-528: The cinema was one of the largest suburban cinemas in London and continued to operate until 1973, after which it was used as a bingo hall until February 2010. The building retains its Art Deco style and is Grade II listed. The Church of the Sacred Heart, Camberwell has been listed Grade II on the National Heritage List for England since 2015. Camberwell Town Hall , designed by Culpin and Bowers,
2301-497: The class of 1989; whilst Gillian Wearing , and Sam Taylor-Wood , were graduates from the class of 1990. During the years 1987–90, the teaching staff on the Goldsmiths BA Fine Art included Jon Thompson , Richard Wentworth , Michael Craig-Martin , Ian Jeffrey , Helen Chadwick , Mark Wallinger , Judith Cowan and Glen Baxter . Collishaw has a studio in a pub in Camberwell. as does the sculptor Anish Kapoor . In his memoir Lucky Kunst , artist Gregor Muir , writes: The building
2360-458: The commodities trading unit of Citigroup Inc. , as head of its global base metal trading until 1989. He left it in 1989 to form the Metal & Commodity Company Ltd trading company, a subsidiary of German metal trader Metallgesellschaft AG , which became the world’s largest trader in physical copper and nickel, and he was its CEO from 1989-2000. In 1999 the company went public as it was floated on
2419-454: The former editor of The Guardian Peter Preston . The Guardian columnist Zoe Williams is another resident, whilst Florence Welch of the rock band Florence + the Machine also lives in the area, as do actresses Lorraine Chase and Jenny Agutter . Syd Barrett , one of the founders of Pink Floyd , studied at Camberwell College of Arts from 1964. Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte gave birth to her son, Jérôme Napoléon Bonaparte ,
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2478-535: The liberty of Peckham to the east and the hamlet of Dulwich to the southwest, as well as Camberwell proper. The parish tapered in the south to form a point in what is now known as the Crystal Palace area. In 1801, the population was 7,059 and by 1851 this had risen to 54,667. In 1829, it was included in the Metropolitan Police District and in 1855 it was included in the area of responsibility of
2537-577: The persecution of Christians in North Korea, the Middle East and the United Kingdom. He and Samantha Callan founded the Family Hubs Network in 2019 to support the spread of Family Hubs across the whole of the United Kingdom. Farmer introduced a Private Member's Bill which would make family impact assessments statutory for all changes to government policy and spending and that would ensure
2596-666: The railways spoiled his view. Ruskin designed part of a stained-glass window in St Giles' Church, Camberwell . Ruskin Park is named after him, and there is also a John Ruskin Street. Another famous writer who lived in the area was the poet Robert Browning , who was born in nearby Walworth , and lived there until he was 28. Novelist George Gissing , in the summer of 1893, took lodgings at 76 Burton Road, Brixton. From Burton Road he went for long walks through nearby Camberwell, soaking up impressions of
2655-682: The same green from 1279 to 1855.{ Since 2013, there is also an annual 10-day film festival – Camberwell Free Film Festival (CFFF) which is usually held in March/April in addition to special one-off screenings at other times of the year. Until the First World War, Camberwell was served by three railway stations – Denmark Hill, Camberwell Gate (near Walworth ), and Camberwell New Road in the west. Camberwell Gate and Camberwell New Road were closed in 1916 'temporarily' because of war shortages, but were never reopened. London Underground has planned
2714-408: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Michael_Farmer&oldid=1241608452 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
2773-758: The school came from a bequest from Mary Datchelor, who died childless. Proceeds of a property in Threadneedle Street used as a coffee-house were used to pay for apprenticeships for the poor boys of the parish, but as demographics in the City changed, it was decided to set up a school. By the 1970s, the school was receiving funding from the Clothworkers' Company and the Inner London Education Authority funded teaching posts. The school came under pressure from ILEA to become co-educational and comprehensive. Faced with this choice or becoming fully private,
2832-525: The school's governors instead decided to close in 1981. The school buildings were later used as offices for the charity Save the Children but have now been converted to flats. Camberwell Collegiate School was an independent school located on the eastern side of Camberwell Grove, directly opposite the Grove Chapel. The Collegiate College had some success for a while, and led to the closure for some decades of
2891-576: The southern part of the London Borough of Southwark in Greater London . The western part of the area is situated in the adjacent London Borough of Lambeth . The area has historically been home to many factories, including R. White's Lemonade , which originated in Camberwell, as well as Dualit toasters. Neither of these companies is now based in the area. Wilson's School was founded in 1615 in Camberwell by royal charter by Edward Wilson, vicar of
2950-622: The summer. The Blue Elephant Theatre on Bethwin Road is the only theatre venue in Camberwell. A group now known as the YBAs (the Young British Artists) began in Camberwell – in the Millard building of Goldsmiths' College on Cormont Road. A former training college for women teachers, the Millard was the home of Goldsmiths Fine Art and Textiles department until 1988. It was converted to flats in 1996 and
3009-459: The then Brexit Party in the 2019 European Parliament election and was CEO of the now-defunct conservative social networking app Parler , and in 2019 married the American political commentator Candace Owens . Farmer is a born-again Christian , having become religious when he was 35 years old, and preaches at the 800-year-old St Helen's Church, Bishopsgate , in the City, around the corner from
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#17328523916173068-633: The way of life he saw emerging there." This led him to writing In the Year of Jubilee , the story of "the romantic and sexual initiation of a suburban heroine, Nancy Lord." Gissing originally called his novel Miss Lord of Camberwell . Muriel Spark , the author of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and The Ballad of Peckham Rye lived, between 1955 and 1965, in a bedsit at 13 Baldwin Crescent, Camberwell. The novelist Mary Jane Staples, who grew up in Walworth , wrote
3127-530: Was a founding partner of the Red Kite Group of hedge funds, which provides mine finance and futures investment opportunities for funds. In 2013, the firm returned over 50 percent on its metals fund. In 2022 his net worth was estimated at £150 million. Farmer was the co-Treasurer of the Conservative Party from 2011-15. From 2012-22, he gave at least £6m to the Conservatives. He is a former Chairman of
3186-553: Was also the hospital where Vera Brittain served as a nurse and described in her memoir Testament of Youth . Thomas Hood , humorist and author of " The Song of the Shirt ", lived in Camberwell from 1840 for two years; initially at 8, South Place, (now 181, Camberwell New Road). He later moved to 2, Union Row (now 266, High Street). He wrote to friends praising the clean air. In late 1841, he moved to St John's Wood . The Victorian art critic and watercolourist John Ruskin lived at 163 Denmark Hill from 1847, but moved out in 1872 as
3245-411: Was completed in 1932: it towers over South London from Denmark Hill . It has a similar monumental impressiveness to Gilbert Scott's other local buildings, Battersea Power Station and the Tate Modern , although its simplicity is partly the result of repeated budget cuts during its construction: much more detail, including carved Gothic stonework surrounding the windows, was originally planned. Camberwell
3304-417: Was completed in 1934. On 3 July 2009 a major fire swept through Lakanal House , a twelve-storey tower block. Six people were killed and at least 20 people were injured. The Camberwell beauty (also Camberwell Beauty) is a butterfly ( Nymphalis antiopa ) which is rarely found in the UK – it is so named because two examples were first identified on Coldharbour Lane , Camberwell in 1748. A large mosaic of
3363-430: Was first a village associated with the church of St Giles and a common of which Goose Green is a remnant. This early parish included the neighbouring hamlets of Peckham , Dulwich , Nunhead , and part of Herne Hill (the rest of Herne Hill was in the parish of Lambeth ). Until 1889, it was part of the county of Surrey . In 1900 the original parish became the Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell . In 1965, most of
3422-424: Was held by Haimo the Sheriff (of Kent). Its Domesday assets were: 6 hides and 1 virgate (i.e. 750 acres or 300 hectares); 1 church, 8 ploughs , 63 acres (25 hectares) of meadow , woodland worth 60 hogs . It rendered £14. Up to the mid-19th century, Camberwell was visited by Londoners for its rural tranquillity and the reputed healing properties of its mineral springs. Like much of inner South London, Camberwell
3481-485: Was transformed by the arrival of the railways in the 1860s. Camberwell Green is now a very small area of common land; it was once a traditional village green on which was held an annual fair, of ancient origin, which rivalled that of Greenwich . There is evidence of a black community residing in Camberwell, made up mostly of enslaved people from Africa and North America during the 18th and 19th centuries. Some of these people fled their slavery in an attempt to create
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