The Cross And The Third Reich – Catholic Resistance In The Nazi Era” by Dr.John Frain by David Alton “The Cross And The Third Reich – Catholic Resistance In The Nazi Era”by Dr.John Frain In his concluding remarks at the end of this admirable book (published by Family...
March Till They Die – North Korea's Prison Camps – http://www.channel4.com/news/the-3-000-mile-exit-route-from-north-korea
March Till They Die: see Channel 4 Report, June 2011, - 3,000 mile exit from North Korea. The dramatic release from North Korea of two American journalists was a timely reminder that the challenge posed by North Korea has not gone away. Laura Ling and Euna Lee were...
Future Tense – A Must Read Book by The Chief Rabbi
Future Tense - A Must Read Book by The Chief Rabbi by David Alton Twenty years ago a young man I knew died of a ruptured cerebral aneurysm. A flat mate found him dead on the kitchen floor. There had been no prior warning, no early intimation of illness; all who knew...
The West of Ireland – The Maamtrasna Murders 3.
On the 15th of December 1882 whilst, poignantly, Bridget Joyce was giving birth to their daughter, her husband Myles was facing William Marwood, the Public Executioner for Great Britain and Ireland. As he was taken to his death at the gallows in Galway Prison – held...
The West of Ireland Maamtrasna Murders. 2
When the Maamtrasna murders took place in 1882, the little settlement of Maamtrasna was situated in County Galway. Here, about 250 families scratched a living from the land, labouring in the shadow of Maamtrasna Mountain. In 1898, a reconfiguration of county...
The West of Ireland Maamtrasna Murders 1.
In the 1950s the Princess Maud and Hibernia were two of the ferries which plied their way between Holyhead and Dun Laoghaire. I travelled on them several times as a youngster when my mother took me back to Mayo to see her people. Memories of long, exhausting,...
That hideous Strength
Universe Column, August 19th 2007 The climax of C.S.Lewis's brilliant novel "That Hideous Strength" takes place at a banquet held in Belbury. For readers unfamiliar with the story, Belbury is the centre of operations for the not-so-nice National Institute for...
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Some Books Worth Reading.... https://www.davidalton.net/category/books-to-read/ No Greatness Without Goodness by Randy Lewis I would really recommend No Greatness Without Goodness by Randy Lewis. He was Senior Vice...
Are R. H. Benson's predictions coming true?
Universe Column for May 28th 2006 by David Alton With Parliament devoting so much of its time to consideration of the legalising of euthanasia, it might be a good moment re-visit the writer, R. H. Benson – some of whose writings were long ago published by this...
Dorothy L. Sayers
Universe Column for December 24th 2006 by David Alton Don’t you groan when you hear well meaning people say that “all religions are the same.”? A recent survey of Catholic children in Australian produced an overwhelming number of young people who sat they hold that...
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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New Opium War Targeting Democratic Countries – raised by Secretary Blinken with CCP leadership – and Minister says illicit labs in China have “been linked to more than 100 deaths in the UK during the last year, and we are taking action.”
Lord Sharpe of Epsom, the Home Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL3921): Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the production and distribution of illicit...
Yazidis on Sinjar: Government responds to questions asking what assessment they have made of the security situation in Sinjar and what discussions they have had, with the government of Turkey, in relation to Turkish military attacks on Sinjar.
Yazidis on Sinjar: Government responds to questions asking what assessment they have made of the security situation in Sinjar and what discussions they have had, with the government of Turkey, in relation to Turkish military attacks on Sinjar. As occurred with the...
Forty year campaign demanding justice for British servicemen used as guinea pigs in atomic tests in the 50s – with one Commons debate in the 80s taking place in the middle of the night, at 3.50 am. Today just 1500 of the 20,000 servicemen put in harms way are still alive. The Defence Minister, Earl Minto, deserves thanks for his straightforward reply in the Lords yesterday. However long it takes, injustices must be put right.
Throughout the 80s I campaigned for justice for British servicemen used as guinea pigs in atomic tests. On one occasion I initiated a debate in the Commons at 3.50 am in the middle of the night - a debate that the Government didn't want. Today just 1500 of the 20,000...