Speaker Pelosi spells out why she had traveled to Taiwan: “America must remember that vow we made to Taiwan ). We must stand by Taiwan, which is an island of resilience. Taiwan is a leader in governance… a leader in peace, security and economic dynamism: with an entrepreneurial spirit, culture of innovation and technological prowess that are envies of the world. Yet, disturbingly, this vibrant, robust democracy and proudly led by a woman, President Tsai Ing-wen — is under threat…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/02/nancy-pelosi-taiwan-visit-op-ed/ The Washington Post- Nancy Pelosi: “Some 43 years ago, the United States Congress overwhelmingly passed — and President Jimmy Carter signed into law — the Taiwan Relations Act, one of...

Times reports today on Australian PM’s warning of the danger of conflict, on CCP abductions of Uyghurs who have fled abroad, and CCP’s round up of dissenters and silencing of references to the Cultural Revolution, the Great Famine, and the Tiananmen massacre.

Times reports today on Australian PM’s warning of the danger of conflict, on CCP abductions of Uyghurs who have fled abroad, and CCP’s round up of dissenters and silencing of references to the Cultural Revolution, the Great Famine, and the Tiananmen massacre.

Times reports today on Australian PM’s warning of the danger of conflict, on CCP abductions of Uyghurs who have fled abroad, and CCP’s round up of dissenters and silencing of references to the Cultural Revolution, the Great Famine, and the Tiananmen massacre.

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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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...