For sixty years North Korea has had neither war nor peace; simply an Armistice signed in 1953 this lack of resolution has perpetuated instability, fear, and a risk of further tragedy. Behind the backdrop is the ever present danger of a major conflict. Lord Alton...
A readable and up-to-the-minute booklet that informs readers of the research on abortion - abortion and disability; abortion and its psychological and physical affect on women's health, particularly its link with breast cancer. (with Martin Foley) 2005Click here for...
Examining why euthanasia can never be ethically justifiable, this book helps individuals and groups understand the issues like Diane Pretty or Tony Blend and how best to influence public policy. (with Martin Foley) 2005Click here for more information.
A book of prayers for persecuted Christians by Lord David Alton. (with Michele Lombardo) and accompanying DVD of TV series 2003Click here to read the full book online.
This is a spiritual journey into the ruin and extant monastic sites and churches of Catholic Britain. In treading the paths of the pilgrim way, one can find the way to God - this text aims to help bring about irrevocable change in a pilgrim's life. St Paul’s...
Harper Collins 2001 Lord David Alton brings together a collection of speeches from leading figures in public life on the subject of citizenship. In his new role as Professor of Citizenship at John Moores University, Liverpool, Lord David Alton has collected the...
Harper Collins 1999 A popular ground breaking book that sets out the new vision and values that can form the basis for a more tolerant and compassionate society. Since the death of Princess Diana and the landslide victory of new Labour, a search for new values has...
David Alton MP Letters and commentary on David Alton's Bill to limit late abortions With Alison Holmes The Right to Life. Marshall Pickering 1988 – Letters and commentary on David Alton’s Bill to limit late abortions. Click here to read the full book...
Christian Democrat Press 1997 https://www.amazon.com/Life-After-Death-David-Alton/dp/1897972350
David Alton MP selects 12 outstanding Christian figures, including C.S. Lewis and Pope John Paul II, who have been true signs of contradiction in their society. Hodder & Stoughton 1996Click here for more information.
Following urgent letters to Foreign Office Ministers on Thursday and Friday last week - and several written Parliament Questions whichI tabled - on Tuesday I have secured the Topical Oral Question in the House to ask the Government how they are responding to reports...
4th March 2021:Lord Alton:Could the Minister say whether he supports the calls of the Arise charity, of which I am a Trustee, for mandatory human rights due diligence and mandatory transparency guidelines through company supply chains? Building on the UK’s landmark...
In my 2004 report I described how “56,000 bodies were found there, and we walked from classroom to classroom, viewing 852 remains that have been disinterred. Within a few days of the massacre, a volleyball court had been built on top of one of the mass graves which,...
Trade Bill (Ping Pong Amendment) February 2nd 2021. Video here: https://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/7347b7f0-bd38-464a-8ddc-11e2e6bf55e0 All-Party Genocide Amendment Passed After Second Debate in the Lords by 359 votes to 188. With a majority of 171it returns to the...
For the Uyghurs Genocide is a word which dares not speak its name ================================================= Extract: What word comes into your mind when you hear evidence of a State complicit in the destruction of a people’s identity; complicit in...
As the Medicines and Medical Devices Bill Bill comes to be discussed in Parliament, at its Report Stage in the House of Lords these speeches on forced organ harvesting were made by members from all sides of the House. Second Reading: ...
Christmas 2020 - Listen to T.S.Eliot and Hugh Laurie reading "Journey of the Magi", Read J.R.R.Tolkien's, Noel, and G.K.Chesterton's "The House of Christmas" and Liverpool poet, Stewart Henderson's ,new 2020 Christmas poem, What did you get for Christmas? The...
The Houses of Parliament We all see the place where we work very differently. At the end of another very long day, at 8.30 pm tonight, I was alone in the House of Lords cafeteria - where the wonderful (mainly Polish) staff were living out Napoleon‘s maxim that armies...
Historic House of Lords Vote on All-Party Amendment on Genocide Determination passes by a Majority of 126. Now Members of the Commons have the chance to say no to trade deals with States credibly accused of Genocide. To read the full debate on the Human Rights and...
In vino veritas - Australia tells the truth about Uighur persecution and the Chinese Communist Party bans its wine....
With Andy Li During The Hong Kong Elections In the U.K. Parliament I have again asked the U.K. Government what information they have on the wellbeing of the 12 young prodemocracy activists from Hong Kong, arrested by China. I asked whether the U.K. has asked China to...
Children taught about beheadings and jihad in schools: https://twitter.com/sajeda_akhtar/status/1366632133310095362?s=21 This is shocking. Pakistan is a Commonwealth country and is a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council. Both organisations promote values...
Read the HRW Report at: https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/03/05/ethiopia-eritrean-forces-massacre-tigray-civilians# Extracts from the Human Rights Watch Report Eritrean armed forces massacred scores of civilians, including children as young as 13, in the historic town of...