Audio Version of the Roscoe Lectures

A sample of the 103 Roscoe Lectures hedl over the past decade may be accessed now via I Tunes. They may be reached by the following link and details of those available appear in the list below:   <a...

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...

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...

Roscoe Lectures 2012 – tickets: 0151 231 3852

http://ljmu.ac.uk/roscoelectures/97603.htm  - Download and listen to the Roscoe Lectures Roscoe Lecture Series - 15 - Liverpool - 2012 Facing 21st Century Challenges Monday 13 February Rt Hon Alex Salmond MSP, First Minister of Scotland St George’s Hall 5.00 p.m. “The...

Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Speech

Abraham Lincoln’s 2nd Inaugural Address: March 4th 1865 At this second appearing to take the oath of the presidential office, there is less occasion for an extended address than there was at the first. Then a statement, somewhat in detail, of a course to be pursued,...

Sefton Triathlon – Incredible Achievement

Sefton Triathlon's Incredible Achievement <a href="Sefton Triathlon's Incredible Achievement http://www.seftontriathlon.co.uk/home/187-2011.html The Sefton Triathlon was set up in 2002 to mark the Golden Jubilee of the Queen. It was only intended as a...

The Condition of England Question 2011

“The Condition of England Question – and what we might make of the events of August 2011.” View power-point presentation to accompany lecture at: https://www.davidalton.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/the-condition-of-england-question-2011.ppt David Alton My lecture...

The Condition of England Question – LUMSA, Rome 2011

LUMSA, Rome, October 2011 “The Condition of England Question – values and virtues” Also: accompanying powerpoint presentation: Rome LUMSA 2011 (97 - 2003 version of office) David Alton   First, may I thank Matthew Fforde and LUMSA for inviting me to give this lecture....

Lord David Alton

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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