In Memory of Mike
Mike Carden, one of the leaders of the 1995 Liverpool Dock Strike and father to MP Dan Carden, passed away late last year. Here, his son John Carden remembers his life in socialism.
Mike Carden (1953-2021), one of the leaders of the Liverpool dockers' strike. (John Carden)
Michael Joseph John Carden was born in Liverpool on 20 February 1953 to parents Joe Carden and Christina Cloherty. He grew up in a block of flats in Lee Park, the youngest to older brothers David and Tony. Mike attended Cardinal Godfrey, a Christian Brothers school that lived up to its brutal reputation, and left, […]
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