Robin Tilbrook
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Robin William Charles Tilbrook (1958, Kuala Lumpur
, Malaysia) is a solicitor and English politician, the chairman and founder member of the English Democrats.
Town council. He founded the English National Party in 1997, and then relaunched the party as the English Democrats in 2002 to campaign for an English Parliament. He is also the nominating officer and treasurer. He has stood as a candidate for the English Democrats in local, parliamentary and European elections. Standing in Epping Forest, he received 1.4% of the vote in the 2005 General Election, 4.4% at 2005 County Council elections, 18.2% in the 2007 District Council elections, and 11.3% in the 2009 County Council elections. He gained 2.01% of the vote as the lead candidate for the Eastern region in the 2009 European elections. He says of the English Democrats that "We're hoping to do what the Scottish National Party managed to do in the 1970s and break through to being able to influence what happens in Parliament about England". Tilbrook says "his party agitates for anyone living in England. His notion of Englishness is akin to American notions of "Americanness" - that you can be from any ethnic background and still wrap yourself in the flag." He has criticized spending on St. Patrick's Day in London when he says too little is spent on St. George's Day. He argues that the money given by the UK to the EU is given to other parts of the country at the expense of England, which makes his party Eurosceptic
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, gained a BA (Hons) in Politics and Economics from the University of Kent at Canterbury, and then studied at the College of Law, Chester.
He was a Coldstream Guardsman, and has worked in a factory, in junior management, and as a teacher at primary and secondary level. He is a solicitor
in Willingale, Essex
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On 27th September 2011, he was awarded Honorary Freedom of the City of London.
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
, Malaysia) is a solicitor and English politician, the chairman and founder member of the English Democrats.
Politics
He was a member of the Conservative Student Association and a member of the Conservative Party, at one time a Conservative candidate for OngarOngar
Ongar can refer toin England*High Ongar, Essex*Chipping Ongar, Essex **Ongar , an ancient administrative unit**Ongar railway stationin Ireland*Ongar, Dublinin Pakistan...
Town council. He founded the English National Party in 1997, and then relaunched the party as the English Democrats in 2002 to campaign for an English Parliament. He is also the nominating officer and treasurer. He has stood as a candidate for the English Democrats in local, parliamentary and European elections. Standing in Epping Forest, he received 1.4% of the vote in the 2005 General Election, 4.4% at 2005 County Council elections, 18.2% in the 2007 District Council elections, and 11.3% in the 2009 County Council elections. He gained 2.01% of the vote as the lead candidate for the Eastern region in the 2009 European elections. He says of the English Democrats that "We're hoping to do what the Scottish National Party managed to do in the 1970s and break through to being able to influence what happens in Parliament about England". Tilbrook says "his party agitates for anyone living in England. His notion of Englishness is akin to American notions of "Americanness" - that you can be from any ethnic background and still wrap yourself in the flag." He has criticized spending on St. Patrick's Day in London when he says too little is spent on St. George's Day. He argues that the money given by the UK to the EU is given to other parts of the country at the expense of England, which makes his party Eurosceptic
EuroSceptic
EuroSceptic is the second album of British singer Jack Lucien. It was released in October 2009.Due to being an album influenced by Europop, it features songs with parts in different languages...
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Education and work
He was educated at Wellington College, BerkshireWellington College, Berkshire
-Former pupils:Notable former pupils include historian P. J. Marshall, architect Sir Nicholas Grimshaw, impressionist Rory Bremner, Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge, author Sebastian Faulks, language school pioneer John Haycraft, political journalist Robin Oakley, actor Sir Christopher...
, gained a BA (Hons) in Politics and Economics from the University of Kent at Canterbury, and then studied at the College of Law, Chester.
He was a Coldstream Guardsman, and has worked in a factory, in junior management, and as a teacher at primary and secondary level. He is a solicitor
Solicitor
Solicitors are lawyers who traditionally deal with any legal matter including conducting proceedings in courts. In the United Kingdom, a few Australian states and the Republic of Ireland, the legal profession is split between solicitors and barristers , and a lawyer will usually only hold one title...
in Willingale, Essex
Willingale, Essex
Willingale is a village and civil parish in the Epping Forest district, in the county of Essex, England. Other nearby settlements include Miller's Green, Shallow Bowells and Birds Green. Willingale has two churches, one called St Christopher, Willingale. and one called St Andrew's Church.- External...
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On 27th September 2011, he was awarded Honorary Freedom of the City of London.