Iraq: Camp Ashraf Questions . Asked by Lord Alton of Liverpool To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the 6 December briefing to the United Nations Security Council by Martin Kobler, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for...
Time Is Of The Essence
Who was ever heard to utter on their deathbed "I wish that I had spent more time at the office?" Most of us will ruefully reflect that insufficient time had been spent with our families and with the ones we love or in doing the things that we know give real worth or...
Craigmyle Lecture Given in 2002 – Faith in Education, Faith in Formation: Keeping Faith In A Changing World.
Each year a lecture is given in the House of Lords to commemorate the work of Lord (Donald) Craigmyle a former President of the Catholic Union. In 2002 the Craigmyle Lecture, was delivered by Lord Alton of Liverpool. Faith in Education, Faith in Formation: Keeping...
Educating For Citizenship
EDUCATING FOR CITIZENSHIP INSIGHTS FROM EUROPE (text originally delivered at Virginia State University, Petersburg, Virgina, USA). On both sides of the Atlantic the debate about 'educating for citizenship' has become a metaphor for a more fundamental debate about...
Plague Wars
“Plague Wars”, by Tom Mangold and Jeff Goldberg, Macmillan, £18-99p. When reports appeared of an outbreak of a mysterious brain virus which claimed the lives of five people in New York, the City’s then mayor, Rudolph Giuliani, gave orders for the spraying of...
Baroness Cox warns of fear of encirclement as a prelude to ‘final assault’ on the Nuba Mountains (South Kordofan) as air assaults by Khartoum continue
Fear of encirclement as a prelude to ‘final assault’ on the Nuba Mountains (South Kordofan) as air assaults continue: Warning Issued By Baroness Cox New satellite images may show preparations for a ‘final assault’ by the Khartoum Government on the beleaguered peoples...
The Real Test For The Arab Spring – How Minorities Are Treated – A shadow Over the Arab Spring
One year after the Arab Spring many people are asking what difference the revolutions have made to the position of the region’s people. The game of grandmother’s footsteps which has seen the toppling of dictators, and some tentative reform in countries like Morocco,...
Stolen Elections and The DRC
Developing Countries: Free and Fair Elections Question11.15 am Asked by Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they consider the conduct of free and fair elections to be a prerequisite for United Kingdom aid to developing countries....
Oxford University Discussion On North Korea – Monday February 6th
https://www.oxford-union.org/term_events/north_korea_forum?SQ_CALENDAR_DATE=2012-02-06. https://www.davidalton.net/2012/01/26/oxford-university-discussion-on-north-korea-monday-february-6th/ Also - see...
Catastrophe Threatens Niger as Violence Disfigures Nigeria
Niger: Question January 25th 2012 Question 3.26 pm Asked by Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the Save the Children and Oxfam report on the crisis in east Africa and the call for early responses to warning signs, what they...
For 18 years David Alton was a Member of the House of Commons and today he is an Independent Crossbench Life Peer in the UK House of Lords.
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UK aid supporting minorities in Pakistan – short debate House of Lords 25th April 2024.
Lords Grand CommitteeThursday 25 April 2024 Full debate: https://youtu.be/VMSZpOq_oyk Lord Alton of Liverpool:I am grateful to all noble lords participating in today’s short debate about ways in which UK development aid to Pakistan- rising from £41.5 million this year...
Letter to the Prime Minister calling for Recognition of the Armenian Genocide
The Right Honourable Rishi Sunak MPPrime Minister10 Downing StreetLondonSW1A 2AAApril 24, 2024 Dear Prime Minister,I am writing to you on the occasion of the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. On April24th, Armenians worldwide commemorate this day, which has...
At the crossroads: Will the free world choose isolationism or global leadership? Essay for GIS Reports April 19th 2024.
https://www.gisreportsonline.com/r/crossroads-isolationism-leadership At the crossroads: Will the free world choose isolationism or global leadership? LORD DAVID ALTON OF LIVERPOOL READING TIME: 16 MIN History teaches us that isolationism leads to disaster. Will the...