Reflection following Pope Benedict XVI's 2010 Address in Westminster Hall: If the walls of Westminster Hall could speak they could tell you most things that you need to know about the history of England. The sham trials and trumped up charges of treason levelled...
The Congo at 50 and the LRA – Save The Congo
Congo: International Crisis Group Report Question 11.18 am Asked by The Lord Bishop of Winchester To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the International Crisis Group's recent Report Congo: No Stability in Kivu despite...
Nagasaki, the atomic bomb and Takashi Nagai
Picture of Takashi Nagai... http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&q=takashi+nagai&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=K-PXTN7qCIOj4Qbyt-C8Dg&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=3&ved=0CCAQsAQwAg Known affectionately as “the saint...
David Cameron and The Big Society
A rather imposing coalition has committed itself to derailing David Cameron’s flagship policy: the Big Society. Public sector unions, many local authorities and some Lib Dem Ministers have joined with figures from the Right of his own Party and leaders of some...
Frank Field's Important Report on Child Poverty
The importance of a child's early years: Frank Field's Important Report by David Alton on Friday, February 4, 2011 at 4:00pm A rabbi once said "God was too busy – so He invented mothers" - perhaps I could be permitted to add that He also invented fathers – and that...
The Suffering of Chen Guangcheng
Chen Guangchen's suffering by David Alton on Saturday, February 12, 2011 at 4:10pm Chen Guangchen is the blind self taught lawyer and human rights activist who was jailed in China after exposing the systematic use of coercive, forced abortion and sterilisation to...
Universe Column Election 2010
The Universe Column David Alton April 25th 2010 In first-past-the-post elections we still use a cross to vote. Rich in Christian symbolism, the Cross is a painful reminder of the consequences when those who hold high civic office wash their hands of their...
Universe Column North Korea 2010
The Universe Column November 28th 2010 David Alton The North Korean State has been constructed on the ideology of Juche - total self reliance: “man is the master of everything and decides everything.” Some people describe this as a religion without God. In the heart...
Senator George Mitchell
On behalf of Liverpool John Moore's University I recently chaired a public lecture given by Senator George Mitchell, one of the principal architects of Northern Ireland's Good Friday Agreement. I had asked him to reflect on the principal challenges facing western...
Three Columns on North Korea
Sunday 22nd February 2009 On returning from two weeks on the Korean Peninsular - in both North and South Korea - I remain convinced that there is a historic opportunity to end one of the world's longest running conflicts. This is the unfinished business of the 1950 to...
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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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...
Sudan War – U.S. warns of impending massacre in Sudan’s El Fasher- UK lawmakers want more actions over Sudan conflict – Saudi Arabia presses Sudanese military for ceasefire as war worsens
https://sudantribune.com/article285069 April 29, 2024 (NEW YORK) – The United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, issued a stark warning Monday about the dire situation in El Fasher, Sudan. Speaking to reporters following a UN Security...