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Mark Reckless

@MarkReckless

Politics, lawyer, economist, husband and father.

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calendar_today18-08-2009 19:30:58

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It was also David Cameron who gave us the referendum. He promised during the Rochester by-election to legislate for it within 100 days if re-elected as PM and then did as he had promised.

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Matthew Parris’s column on assisted dying as unhelpful for his cause as when he wrote similarly about Clacton when UKIP were winning by-elections

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10 years ago today, the first same sex marriages took place in the UK.

It remains one of my proudest moments.

pm-priorities.campaign.gov.uk/david-camerons…

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I was asked to assess options for such a facility 20 years ago when I worked for the Conservative party policy unit and proposed Ascension Island back then

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Speaking of history - on the 20th June 1897, 2000 former slaves paraded in Seychelles celebrating Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee.

Carrying Union Jack flags printed with the words ‘The Flag that sets us free’,

All had been rescued by the Royal Navy from the East African slave…

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Brooks Newmark 🌻 🇺🇦(@BrooksNewmark) 's Twitter Profile Photo

To those who insist Britain is a racist society I would like to point out that the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (Conservative) the Scottish Leader (SNP), the Welsh Leader (Labour) and the Mayor of London (Labour) are all from ethnic minorities. 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 👇

To those who insist Britain is a racist society I would like to point out that the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (Conservative) the Scottish Leader (SNP), the Welsh Leader (Labour) and the Mayor of London (Labour) are all from ethnic minorities. #JustSaying 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 👇
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Planning meeting Stokesay Court for the next Marches of Time History Festival on 14 & 15 September. Do sign up on the website if you would like to be kept informed about this year's crop of excellent talks by : marchesoftime.com

Planning meeting @StokesayCourt for the next Marches of Time History Festival on 14 & 15 September. Do sign up on the website if you would like to be kept informed about this year's crop of excellent talks by #historians: marchesoftime.com
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He says (at 1:40) they told him “You are British now, be British and be proud of it” and this was “Most excellent advice”

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Elizabeth II was one of the greatest Britons to have ever lived.

Our longest reigning monarch, she served us all with dedication and respect throughout her whole life.

This International Women’s Day, I took a moment to reflect and remember her unprecedented contribution.

Elizabeth II was one of the greatest Britons to have ever lived. Our longest reigning monarch, she served us all with dedication and respect throughout her whole life. This International Women’s Day, I took a moment to reflect and remember her unprecedented contribution.
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Across Europe, Sweden saw lowest total death during and after Covid

The data shows the relative cumulative age-standardized mortality rate, meaning it controls for non-modifiable population characteristics, such as the age structure and size of differing populations, so that…

Across Europe, Sweden saw lowest total death during and after Covid The data shows the relative cumulative age-standardized mortality rate, meaning it controls for non-modifiable population characteristics, such as the age structure and size of differing populations, so that…
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Some irony when they it is to support separation of powers, independence of judiciary or a non-partisan civil service

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Are the Conservatives really now going to alienate pensioners, the only group still supporting them, by cutting national insurance instead of income tax?

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