43 Facts About Calvin Robinson

Calvin John Robinson was born on 29 October 1985 and is a British political commentator, writer, broadcaster and cleric.

Calvin Robinson trained at St Stephen's House, Oxford, from 2020 with the hope of being ordained in the Church of England, but he was unsuccessful in his application for a curacy.

Calvin Robinson describes his background as "half Afro-Caribbean and half English".

Calvin Robinson was born and grew up in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, attending High Oakham Primary School, The Brunts Academy, and later West Nottinghamshire College.

Calvin Robinson then studied at the University of Westminster where he graduated with a degree in computer games design and programming.

Calvin Robinson was employed in the technology industry before training as a teacher.

Calvin Robinson taught computer science at St Mary's and St John's Church of England School in Hendon where he became head of the IT department.

In 2017, Calvin Robinson was featured in a recruitment advert encouraging people to become teachers.

Calvin Robinson was a video games journalist and is owner of the video games site God is a Geek.

In 2020, he was appointed to the education sub-committee of the board of the Royal Academy of Dance; Christian Concern reported on 1 October 2023 that Calvin Robinson had been "cancelled" from this role for opposing a drag queen storytelling session and had received an out-of-court settlement.

Calvin Robinson became a senior fellow responsible for education policy at the Policy Exchange, a think tank with conservative precepts, but no longer held the position by 2023.

In 2016, Calvin Robinson was the Conservative Party candidate in a by-election for the Kilburn ward of Brent Council; he was not elected.

Calvin Robinson was named as the Brexit Party candidate for Broxtowe in the 2019 general election, but the Brexit Party chose to not stand in seats won by the Conservatives in the last election.

Calvin Robinson has held various positions in right-wing political organisations and campaigns including Defund the BBC, Unite2Leave, and Conservative Way Forward.

Calvin Robinson has contributed to Black Lives Matter UK: An Anthology, a Henry Jackson Society report opposing Black Lives Matter and "hard-left identity politics".

Calvin Robinson said his commentary has made him the target of racial abuse.

On 29 September 2023, Calvin Robinson was suspended from GB News after speaking out in favour of Dan Wootton, who had recently been suspended for misogynistic comments made on his show by Laurence Fox.

Calvin Robinson undertook a two-year course of theological studies at St Stephen's House, Oxford, from 2020 to 2022, with the hope of being ordained a deacon in the Church of England.

Calvin Robinson subsequently submitted a subject access request to the church to understand the decision.

Calvin Robinson alleged that Sarah Mullally, the bishop of London, had blocked his ordination because of his political views, a claim which Mullally denied.

The decision to deny ordination to Calvin Robinson attracted criticism from conservative elements of the media, and within the church, notably Angela Tilby, a canon emerita of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford.

Calvin Robinson subsequently left the Church of England for the Free Church of England in which he was ordained as a deacon on 25 June 2022 by bishop Paul Hunt, and appointed minister-in-charge at Christ Church, Harlesden.

Calvin Robinson was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Roald Nikolai Flemestad of the Nordic Catholic Church at St Jude's Church, Balham, and celebrated his first Mass on 4 November 2023.

Calvin Robinson was therefore incardinated in the NCC and under the jurisdiction of Flemestad, who in turn operates under the authority of prime bishop Anthony Mikovsky of the Polish National Catholic Church; both groups are part of the Union of Scranton.

Calvin Robinson left the United Kingdom and moved to the United States in September 2024, where he was formally incardinated in the Anglican Catholic Church, a continuing Anglican denomination which espouses a high church Anglo-Catholic theology.

Calvin Robinson was the priest-in-charge of St Paul's Anglican Catholic Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

On 25 January 2025, Calvin Robinson gave a speech at the National Pro-Life Summit in Washington, DC At the conclusion of his speech, he made a gesture that was described as a "pro-Nazi salute" by a statement released the same day by the Anglican Catholic Church.

Calvin Robinson's gesture emulated that of Elon Musk earlier that month, which had resulted in controversy.

On 20 February 2025, Calvin Robinson announced that his visa to reside in the United States had been revoked following his removal from the ACC's ministry.

Calvin Robinson opposes the teaching of critical race theory in British education and argues that the teaching of black history and lessons concerning black people should be taught within the context of British history and not taught separately.

Calvin Robinson has defended colonialism and the British Empire, and has opposed reparations for slavery.

In July 2021, Calvin Robinson appeared in an interview on Channel 4 News with the singer and left-wing political activist Billy Bragg on the decision of England's football team players to "take the knee" in a protest against racism.

Calvin Robinson is a eurosceptic, having stood previously for election as a candidate for the Brexit Party.

Calvin Robinson is hostile to Islam and states frequently that Britain is a Christian country.

Calvin Robinson stated in August 2024 that "we need to remove Islam from Britain".

Calvin Robinson has been labelled "far right" by Hope not Hate and by Searchlight magazine, while Symon Hill writing in the Church Times described him as having excused far right violence, and the clergyman and writer Michael Coren has described him as "a hero and darling of the hard right".

Calvin Robinson himself has rejected characterisations of his political views, describing the far-right label as "crazy", and described being labelled a conspiracy theorist as a "badge of honour".

Calvin Robinson later became a founding member of the Anglo-Catholic Brotherhood of the Holy Trinity.

Calvin Robinson condemned the Protestant Reformation as a mistake that divided the church and stated that he is in favour of Christian unity and ecumenism among orthodox Christians.

Calvin Robinson has spoken in favour of disestablishing the Church of England in order to free it from political influence and allow Anglican realignment churches to thrive.

Calvin Robinson himself was a deacon in the Free Church of England from 2022 to 2023.

Calvin Robinson is strongly critical of the leadership of the Church of England, accusing it of liberal political bias.

Calvin Robinson is opposed to the facilitation of same-sex marriage in the Church of England and has argued that the Bible only allows marriage between a man and a woman.