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Tom Clarke
From MEpedia, a crowd-sourced encyclopedia of ME and CFS science and history
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.[1][2][3]
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. — Tom Clarke, 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.[4]
Knighthood
Sir Tom Clarke was knighted in 2021 for "public and political service".[5]
Talks and interviews
News
- 1999, MPs call for action on ME - BBC News
Online presence
- Website/Blog
- YouTube
See also
Learn more
- Sir Tom Clarke - Parliamentary career - UK Parliament
- Wikipedia
References
- ↑ "Tom Clarke, former MP, Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill - TheyWorkForYou". TheyWorkForYou. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
- ↑ "MPs call for action on ME". BBC News | Health. May 12, 1999. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
- ↑ "Westminster Hall - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome debate - February 2002". TheyWorkForYou. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
- ↑ "All Party Parliamentary Group on ME". ME Research UK. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
- ↑ "Former MP Tom Clarke is knighted". Glasgow World. January 7, 2021.
