Tribute to a fine Scottish Liberal and former speaker at the weekend schools
Members of the Lloyd George Society will be sorry to learn of the death, on 28th July, of Dr. Alexander (Sandy) S. Waugh. Sandy Waugh was a noted historian of Liberalism in the UK, and spoke at the Society’s Weekend School in 2012. Sandy joined the Liberal Party in 1950, and must have been one […]
“The Cavalry of the Clouds” – David Lloyd George and the formation of the Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force was founded towards the end of the First World War, in April 1918. Lloyd George was of course prime minister and he was a highly appreciative of the military worth of the existing air forces and strongly supported the formation on a separate, independent service. In a real sense the RAF […]
Hear Lloyd George and Clement Davies speak
You can find all sorts of unexpected entertainments on Youtube but we have recently come across two old newsreel clips which will surely be of interest to Lloyd George Society members. First a newsreel from the general election of November 1935 in which Lloyd George urges voters to support candidates who are for peace, disarmament […]
Meeting to mark the 100th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration – Monday 6 November, National Liberal Club
On Monday 6 November the Society, supported by Liberal Democrats Friends of Israel, held a meeting in the David Lloyd George Room at the National Liberal Club to mark the 100th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration.
In a letter dated 2 November 1917, Arthur Balfour, the Foreign Secretary in the Coalition Government of David Lloyd George, […]
New Lloyd George letter available at the National Library of Wales
A hand written letter sent from number 10 Downing Street by David Lloyd George to Frederick William Hughes, urging Welsh farmers to aid the war effort has recently been acquired by the National Library of Wales at an auction in Cardiff. It has been added to the substantial collection of Lloyd George papers already available […]
A good home for that Lloyd George memorabilia
Visitors to the the website will remember from an earlier article that there was a sale of Lloyd George memorabilia, consisting of documents and photographs, taking place at Dreweatts Auctions in Bloomsbury on Thursday 23 March. The items going under the hammer were from the private collection of the family of Frances Stevenson, Countess Lloyd […]
Sale of Lloyd George memorabilia – 23 March in London
Society members will wish to be aware that a sale of Lloyd George memorabilia, consisting of documents and photographs, will be taking place at Dreweatts Auctions in Bloomsbury starting at 11.00am on Thursday 23 March. The items going under the hammer are from the private collection of the family of Frances Stevenson, Countess Lloyd George […]
More news on the future of the Lloyd George Museum
There are continuing fears that the Lloyd George Museum in Llanystumdwy may not be able to stay open once the extra money given by the Westminster government last year runs out.
Welsh Liberal Democrat leader and Ceredigion MP Mark Williams said: “The Lloyd George Museum is a great tourist attraction and has helped educate people from […]
Bill Barritt – former Lloyd George Society chairman
Members will be sad to hear that Bill Barritt, who was Lloyd George Society chairman for many years, and who used to run the Society more or less single handed, died on 1 December at the age of 84. The funeral took place at the Roman Catholic Church of St John the Evangelist in Bridgnorth […]
Lloyd George TV programmes
Members may be interested to know that there have been three programmes on the BBC recently on aspects of LG’s career. Two are available on the BBC I Player. They are:
Archive on 4 – Lloyd George’s Revolution with Peter Hennessy.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0848f95
Lloyd George’s War with Dan Snow.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06qdhgd
In addition there was a programme on BBC Parliament on 10 […]
