Paul Spackman
@PSpackmanauthor
Author of 'God's Candidate: The Life and Times of Pope John Paul I' (Albino Luciani} & upcoming 'David Lloyd George: Welsh Radical, World Statesman.'💙☮️
COMING SOON! 'David Lloyd George: Welsh Radical, World Statesman' to be published by @barnthorn Barnthorn Publishing by Christmas 2025. #DavidLloydGeorge #LloydGeorge #Radical #Liberal #Welsh #biography #Wales #politics #FWW #WWI #FirstWorldWar #Armistice #VersaillesTreaty #peace
One of the most intense and profound moments in history. 11am on the 11th November 1918 when the guns fell silent. This should be shown in every school.
The flowers of Remembrance. Hour after hour an unceasing pilgrimage of bereaved mothers, wives, daughters, and sweethearts lay floral offerings on the Cenotaph. Armistice Day, 1920.
WW2. 1941: “David Lloyd George, Great Britain’s Prime Minister during WW1, places a wreath at the Cenotaph. Although there was no official observance of Armistice day, many made the pilgrimage to the Whitehall monument” (ACME) 📷: DLG with Signature of Sir Edwin Lutyens - LGA.
The coffin of the Unknown Warrior lying in state in Westminster Abbey, London, on 7th November 1920.
November 1920. Whitehall, London. “The Cenotaph, made from Portland Stone, was unveiled in 1920. The inscription reads simply: ‘The Glorious Dead’ “ (BBC) 📷 Original pass issued by the Met Police - access to Whitehall on what was to be a such a significant event. (LGA)
“I can think of no other case in this country of a lad born in poverty, equipped with a far from perfect education, and un-provided with any influence, rising by sheer force of personality… to the very highest place in the realm” (W. Locker 1922)
Describing David Lloyd George: “LG whose eager vitality understood no obstacle… He would not take ‘No’ for an answer. To his nature everything was possible, not only to himself but to others (if they wished)!!! (Frances LG, 1947)
It's time to build a fair social security system. One that's based on rights, designed by those most affected, and funded fairly, not forcing those with the least to pay the price. Act now amnesty.org.uk/actions/prime-… amnesty.org.uk/actions/prime-…
When’s the last time you saw a hedgehog? 🦔 Their numbers are falling, so I just signed a petition to make hedgehog highways - tiny gaps in fences to help them - mandatory in ALL new builds. Add your name: act.38degrees.org.uk/act/hedgehogs-…
1945: Describing D. Lloyd George: “Few men in their time have provoked, or have been the subject of, fiercer controversy, certainly not contemporary Statesmen, and will present a more difficult problem in assessment to historians in the future”… ! (Belfast News)
Thames Water want to pollute ILLEGALLY for the next 15 years. Email Ofwat now to say NO: weownit.org.uk/act-now/ofwat-…
We can't stop deforestation without the experts: Indigenous people. 💚 At #COP30, the UK govt has a chance to champion their rights, funding and legal protection. Tell the UK climate minister: back the forest defenders. Sign our open letter. action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/defen…
🚨Urgent: Thames Water want permission from Ofwat to ILLEGALLY pollute rivers and seas until 2040. 🤮They want your bills to fill their pockets with gold, while they fill your rivers with sewage. ✍️Sign now. Tell Ofwat to say NO to Thames Water before Tuesday 21st October.…
🚨 The Treasury is threatening our national parks. Dartmoor, the Lake District & wild places could be bulldozed for development. Once gone, they're gone for ever. Join me and sign now to protect them: 38d.gs/save-national-…
St. Kateri Tekakwitha is the first Native American canonized by the Church. Her life was short, but incredible. Here is a short 🧵 about this Saint…
Italy reinstates national Holiday for St Francis of Assisi!
theguardian.com/world/2025/oct… Big Congratulations to Bishop Sarah Mullally on her appointment as the first female Archbishop of Canterbury! She has a huge challenge ahead of her! Sending Prayers for Success! #archbishopofcanterbury #sarahmullally @bishopSarahM #ChurchofEngland 🙏✝️
theguardian.com
Sarah Mullally is named as first female archbishop of Canterbury
Former chief nursing officer for England will legally assume role at Canterbury Cathedral ceremony in January
1939: “He knows how Chamberlain feels. Picking his way through the excavations and bomb shelters. Mr Lloyd George, who was Premier during the World War, arriving at the House of Commons for Emergency meeting to hear Government stand on the current crisis” (Int. News Co.)
Member of Parliament - 55 years: “Unlike other leading Statesmen - Gladstone, Balfour, Asquith, Churchill, Bonar Law - he never had to undergo the bitterness of losing his seat” (MacMillan Press, 1975)
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