Parliamentary Debate of the House of Lords Committee’s Report on the Use of Soft Power – March 10th 2015 6.16 pm Lord Alton of Liverpool (CB): My Lords, in debating the findings of this report, we clearly owe a great debt to the noble, Lord, Lord Howell of Guildford,...
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...
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL11716): Lord Alton of Liverpool Question:To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report...
Hazaras Suffer Terrible Persecution in Baluchistan Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL11854): Question:To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment...
https://youtu.be/26Bu7nmi5JE David Alton (Lord Alton of Liverpool) explains the Background to the Inquiry, its Objectives, and the Timetable The Times January 20th 2021All Party Parliamentary Group Inquiry into Abduction, Forced Marriage, and Forced Conversion of...