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{{NeedsImage}} British politician '''Sir Thomas Clarke''' or '''Sir Tom Clarke''', was a member of [[UK]] parliament for Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill from 1982 to 2015. ==ME/CFS == Tom Clarke suffered from [[myalgic encephalomyelitis]] for 20 months, beginning in 1992, and fully recovered.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/10116/tom_clarke/coatbridge,_chryston_and_bellshill | title = Tom Clarke, former MP, Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill - TheyWorkForYou|website=TheyWorkForYou|language=en|access-date=2018-11-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/341917.stm | title = MPs call for action on ME|website=BBC News {{!}} Health |access-date=2018-11-23 | date = May 12, 1999 | last = | first = |archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theyworkforyou.com/whall/?id=2002-02-06.304.1 | title = Westminster Hall - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome debate - February 2002 | last = | first = | author-link =| date = |website=TheyWorkForYou|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=2021-12-15}}</ref> {{Quote frame|quote =ME is an unfashionable cause—some people go as far as to say that there is no such thing. They claim that if it exists at all, it is a mild illness that only the middle class can get—it is all in the mind. People are told to pull themselves together, get a grip and face reality. We now know what reality is. ME does exist. | author = Tom Clarke|source=Chronic Fatigue Syndrome debate - UK Parliament, February 2002}} ==Parliamentary advocacy== Tom Clarke spoke in support of better recognition of [[myalgic encephalomyelitis]] in patients, and propee treatment provision in the UK. He attended meetings of the [[All-Party Parliamentary Group on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis]] prior to losing his seat in parliament in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.meresearch.org.uk/parliamentary-group-me/ | title = All Party Parliamentary Group on ME | last = | first = | author-link =| date = |website=ME Research UK|language=en-GB|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=2021-12-15}}</ref> ==Knighthood== Sir Tom Clarke was knighted in 2021 for "public and political service".<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.glasgowworld.com/news/politics/former-mp-tom-clarke-is-knighted-3087973|publisher = Glasgow World| title = Former MP Tom Clarke is knighted | date = Jan 7, 2021}}</ref> ==Talks and interviews== *2002, [https://www.theyworkforyou.com/whall/?id=2002-02-06.304.1 UK Parliament Debate: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome] == News == * 1999, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/341917.stm MPs call for action on ME] - BBC News ==Online presence== *Twitter *Facebook *Website/Blog *YouTube ==See also== ==Learn more== *[https://members.parliament.uk/member/583/career Sir Tom Clarke - Parliamentary career] - UK Parliament *Wikipedia ==References== {{Reflist}} [[Category:People with ME, CFS, and/or FMS]] [[Category:Advocates or allies]] [[Category:Famous people with ME, CFS, and/or FMS]] [[Category:United Kingdom politicians]] [[Category:Politicians]] [[Category:United Kingdom Members of Parliament]] [[Category:British famous people with ME, CFS, and/or FMS]]
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