Is Gordon Brown the new Lloyd George?
A recent article in the Financial Times by historian Peter Clarke has drawn parallels between our current prime minister and David Lloyd George.
Not in comparing their legislative legacy, in which LG surely outstrips the current occupant of number 10 Downing Street; nor in the dishonesty of Labour politicians on Brown’s watch milking the taxpayer for […]
‘The wizard, the goat, the man who won the war’ – Llanystumdwy celebrates Lloyd George Day
Saturday 16 May 2009 is Lloyd George Day – to be celebrated with a special series of dramas and events in the great man’s home village of Llanystumdwy.
The celebration is organised by Gwynedd Council, which runs the Lloyd George Museum in the North Wales village.
A major part of the celebration will be the performance of […]
As swine flu hits – look back 100 years
The media today is full of the H1N1 virus and its potential to inflict death on a global scale. However almost exactly 100 years ago an influenza pandemic did actually break out and carried off millions around the world. One report later estimated that nearly half the world’s then population (around a billion people) were […]
Read Lloyd George’s message to the American people on the anniversary of the entry of the USA into the First World War
The Guardian newspaper has today published a story from their archives dated 7 April 1917, in which the declaration of war against Germany by the USA is reported.
Included in the article is the official message sent by David Lloyd George, as British prime minister and on behalf of the War Cabinet, to the American people.
“America […]
Listen to Nick Robinson, the BBC political correspondent, on David Lloyd George
Nick Robinson, the chief political editor of the BBC, has recorded a 15 minute programme about David Lloyd George in the series ‘The Prime Ministers’ for Radio 4. You can still hear it on BBC iPlayer – where it will be available for the next four days by following the link:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00jck84
The programme has excerpts of […]
New papers added to the Society archive
We have been able today to add four new texts to the archive of papers prepared for delivery to the Lloyd George Society. These are three talks given at the weekend school of February 2008 and a fourth by Society Chairman Bill Barritt which he prepared for presentation.
The talks are on “Lloyd George, the French […]
New Vice-President of the Society: Jennifer Longford
The Society is very pleased that Jennifer Longford, the daughter of Frances Stevenson, Countess Lloyd George, who was present with us at this year’s Weekend School, has agreed to become one of the Society’s Vice-Presidents.
The resolution to elect Jennifer Longford, made at the Society’s AGM on 22 February, was proposed by Joyce Aram and was […]
Lloyd George knew my father….but what’s the origin of the famous song?
Huw Edwards, the news broadcaster, will present a programme about Lloyd George tonight on BBC4 from 8.00-9.30pm. It seems to be repeat of a programme which went out first last year but is well worth re-watching if you missed it first time round.
According to the BBC blurb, the profile of our former Prime Minister depicts […]
Additional speaker for weekend school 2009 – Lt Col Richard Parry
The Society is delighted to announce that Lieutenant Colonel Richard Parry had agreed to speak at the next Weekend School to be held at Llandrindod Wells over the weekend of 20/22 February 2009.
Lt Col Parry’s subject will be the British Army’s current land operations.
Come to the Weekend School and get the Obama effect
No, sorry to disappoint you but President-elect Obama won’t be a guest at the Weekend School. However there is a session addressing his election and the impact it may have on relations between Britain, Europe and America.
We are pleased now to publish the programme for the Weekend School, to be held at the Hotel Commodore […]
