Baroness Joan Walmsley

Two new Vice-Presidents for the Lloyd George Society

The Lloyd George Society welcomed two new Vice-Presidents to its ranks at last month’s weekend school in Llandrindod Wells, with the election of Baroness Joan Walmsley and Lady Shirley Hooson at the Society’s Annual General Meeting.
Lady Walmsley hails from Liverpool where she also went to University. After graduating in Biology she went to work in […]

Happy St David’s Day

Everyone at the Lloyd George Society would like to wish all visitors to our site a very happy St David’s Day for 1 March. You don’t have to be Welsh. We hope you enjoy and make the most of the day.

Invitation to a conference on medical ethics

The Liberal Democrat Lawyers Association are holding a weekend conference at Jesus College, Oxford on April 13 & 14 April 2013 examining the legal, moral and philosophical issues of some of medicine’s most difficult subjects; medical ethics, assisted dying and abortion.
In 2004, the Lloyd George Society weekend school heard a well-received talk from Professor Ilora […]

“I was Lloyd George’s land girl” – Tory peeress lights up the celebrations

On 17 January 2013, at the National Liberal Club, the premiere was heard of Why Should We Not Sing? This piece was specially composed by Nicholas O’Neill, Composer in Residence to the Parliament Choir. The piece intertwines readings from texts by and about Lloyd George with music designed to illustrate the various phases of LL.G’s […]

Lloyd George celebrations a great success

Celebrations for the 150th anniversary of the birth of David Lloyd George on 17 January have been widely reported and represent a a fitting memorial to the Welsh Wizard. LL.G’s grandson, Lord Tenby (pictured) and members of the George family, decended from LL.G’s brother, William were present at the statue in Parliament Square for the […]

Hear Ming Campbell and K O Morgan discuss Lloyd George and his legacy, 150 years after his birth

BBC Wales have interviewed the former leader of the Liberal Democrats, Sir Menzies Campbell and Lloyd George scholar Professor Lord Kenneth Morgan about the political legacy of David Lloyd George and how it sits with the actions in government today of Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats.
You can hear the interview, conducted by BBC presenter […]

Lloyd George Museum announces its celebrations for David Lloyd George’s 150th birthday

The Lloyd George Museum at Llanystymdwy has announced its plans to hold an exhibition, graveside commemoration and lecture on 17 January to honour the 150th anniversary of the birth of David Lloyd George, former British prime minister and MP for the old Caernarfon boroughs. This will be a unique opportunity to see some of the […]

Sesquicentennial anniversary of the birth of David Lloyd George – 17 January 2013

The statue of David Lloyd George in Parliament Square will be the focus for celebrations of the sesquicentennial anniversary of the birth of Britain’s last Liberal prime minister on 17 January 1863. Roger Roberts (Lord Roberts of Llandudno) has organised a series of commemorative events for LL.G’s 150th birthday to take place on the afternoon […]

Exhibition about Lloyd George at Cardiff’s Pierhead Gallery set to open on 16 January

An exhibition about the life and work of David Lloyd George will open at the National Assembly’s Pierhead Gallery in Cardiff Bay on 16 January. The exhibition is to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of the great Welsh prime minister on 17 January 1863. The exhibition, sponsored by William Powell AM, has been […]

The Society welcomes well-deserved award for Roger Williams MP

Roger Williams, the MP for Brecon and Radnor and a regular panellist at Society weekend schools has been awarded the CBE in the New Years’ Honours list. Roger, who was a founder member of the Social Democratic Party, has represented Brecon and Radnor since 2001, taking over from former Society Vice-President Richard Livesy.
Richard said that […]