Laurance Reed
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Laurance Douglas Reed, MP
(born 4 December 1937) was a British Member of Parliament
and political writer.
The son of Douglas Austin Reed and his wife Mary Ellen Philpott, he was educated at Gresham's School
in Norfolk
and University College, Oxford
.
Reed served his National Service
with the Royal Navy
from 1956 to 1958, and from 1963 to 1966 worked and studied at Brussels
, Bruges
, Leyden, Luxembourg
, Strasbourg
, Paris
, Rome
, Bologna
and Geneva
.
He worked at the Public Sector Research Unit from 1967 to 1970, and was elected as a Conservative
member of parliament for Bolton East
in 1970, serving until 1974.
In September, 1971, in a telegram to the prime minister of the day, Edward Heath
, Reed proposed the forcible repatriation of citizens of the Republic of Ireland living in the UK as a means of persuading the Irish premier, Jack Lynch
, to act against terrorists. Part of his telegram read: "Bolton and Lancashire would take a poor view of any show of weakness over the continuing use of the Republic as a base for the IRA gunmen."
Member of Parliament
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(born 4 December 1937) was a British Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
and political writer.
The son of Douglas Austin Reed and his wife Mary Ellen Philpott, he was educated at Gresham's School
Gresham's School
Gresham’s School is an independent coeducational boarding school in Holt in North Norfolk, England, a member of the HMC.The school was founded in 1555 by Sir John Gresham as a free grammar school for forty boys, following King Henry VIII's dissolution of the Augustinian priory at Beeston Regis...
in Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
and University College, Oxford
University College, Oxford
.University College , is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2009 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £110m...
.
Reed served his National Service
National service
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with the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
from 1956 to 1958, and from 1963 to 1966 worked and studied at Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, Bruges
Bruges
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, Leyden, Luxembourg
Luxembourg
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, Strasbourg
Strasbourg
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, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, Rome
Rome
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, Bologna
Bologna
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and Geneva
Geneva
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.
He worked at the Public Sector Research Unit from 1967 to 1970, and was elected as a Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
member of parliament for Bolton East
Bolton East (UK Parliament constituency)
Bolton East was a borough constituency in the town of Bolton in Greater Manchester . It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
in 1970, serving until 1974.
In September, 1971, in a telegram to the prime minister of the day, Edward Heath
Edward Heath
Sir Edward Richard George "Ted" Heath, KG, MBE, PC was a British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and as Leader of the Conservative Party ....
, Reed proposed the forcible repatriation of citizens of the Republic of Ireland living in the UK as a means of persuading the Irish premier, Jack Lynch
Jack Lynch
John Mary "Jack" Lynch was the Taoiseach of Ireland, serving two terms in office; from 1966 to 1973 and 1977 to 1979....
, to act against terrorists. Part of his telegram read: "Bolton and Lancashire would take a poor view of any show of weakness over the continuing use of the Republic as a base for the IRA gunmen."
Publications
- Planning for Survival, by Garth Collyer, Richard Britten, Ian Mackeson-Sandback, Lawrance Reed, and Ann Retallack (London, 1961)
- Europe in a Shrinking World: a Technological Perspective, by Laurance Douglas Reed (Oldbourne & Co., London, 1967)
- Ocean-Space: Europe's New Frontier by Laurance Reed (London, 1969)
- An Ocean of Waste: some proposals for clearing the seas around Britain, by Laurance Reed (London, 1972)
- Political Consequences of North Sea Oil (1973)
- The Soay of Our Forefathers (1986)
- Philpott of Fordingbridge (1994)
Sources
- Who's Who 2003 (A. & C. Black, London, 2003) page 1799
- Bolton Evening News, September 6, 1971.
- Famous Boltonians
- Find in a Library