The Lloyd George Society weekend school is back
As promised, the Lloyd George Society weekend school is back. The 2022 school will be held at our usual venue, the Hotel Commodore in beautiful Llandrindod Wells on 26-27 February. The hotel has not asked for any increase in accommodation costs since our last school in 2020 but there is a small increase in the […]
What happened to the voices arguing for a strong Welsh and British identity in the union? by Professor Russell Deacon
Alistair Cooke, Baron Lexden, the historian of the Conservative party, has kindly agreed to address the Society on the subject of the Lloyd George peacetime coalition. The first post 1918 government contained leading Liberals including Winston Churchill, HAL Fisher and Christopher Addison. But how Liberal was the government going to be faced with a Coalition […]
A Liberal History of Montgomeryshire – online talk
One hundred and forty years ago Montgomeryshire people were up in arms against high rents, discrimination and unfair taxes. It led to the rise of the Liberal Party and over a century of Liberal and Liberal Democrat MP’s.
Welshpool Town Councillor and former Montgomeryshire Party Chair, Richard Church, talks about the personalities that have represented Montgomeryshire […]
Remembering Megan Rees
We recently learned with great sadness of the death of our long-standing member Megan Rees from Newport. Thanks to her family, I am now able to reproduce the obituary which was written on the order of service at Megan’s funeral, which took place at St Woolas Cemetery on 13 January.
Megan Joan Rees (Webb) Life-long Liberal […]
Bill Powell to be candidate in Brecon and Radnor
Lloyd George Society commitee member Cllr Bill Powell has been selected as Liberal Democrat candidate for the Brecon and Radnorshire constituency at next year’s Senedd elections. The current AM, Kirsty Williams is stepping down after serving since 1999 and after her sucessful spell as Minister for Education in the Welsh Government.
Cllr Powell, who grew up […]
Tribute to John Roberts by Society president Martin Thomas, Lord Thomas of Gresford
John Roberts with Judith Trefor Thomas had the idea, and with the great support of Emlyn Hooson, founded the Welsh Liberal Summer School meeting first in Llangollen. It developed ultimately into the Lloyd George Society of which he was an executive member for many years. His purpose was to have a meeting place where we […]
Remembering John Roberts
We are sad to report that John Roberts, a founding member of the Welsh Liberal Weekend Schools, the predecessor organisation to the Lloyd George Society has died. John had apparently been very poorly since suffering a heart attack and stroke after surgery in March. His funeral will take place on Monday 23 November in Richmond […]
Death of Peter Borrow
Members and supporters of the Society will be saddened to hear of the death of our member Peter Borrow from Cardiff. Peter often attended weekend schools in the company of his friend Bob Tilley. Unfortunately Peter had been ill for nearly two years and was unable to attend the last school in February 2020. His […]
A reminder of a former weekend school
Lloyd George Society member Gwynoro Jones, a founder member of the Social Democratic Party, and Alliance by-election candidate has sent the Society a memento of the weekend school held in May 1986 at the Abernant Lake Hotel in Llanwyrtd Wells – for many years the Society’s mid-Wales venue for our annual meetings. This elegant poster […]
Lloyd George – Welsh Political Icon
Theo Davies Lewis, the Welsh Communications Executive and political commentator, has produced an excellent podcast essay about David Lloyd George, possibly, the greatest Welsh political icon in history. You can listen to the article online at https://audioboom.com/posts/7660221-welsh-political-icons-david-lloyd-george
Davies Lewis has also written about Lloyd George for the Spectator magazine entitled . You can view this article […]
