The following was sent by email to the Prime Minster on the day before this country took part in combined military attacks in Syria. A reply will no doubt come in due course: “Despite the approval of the Cabinet, I remain opposed to this, after visiting Syria three times since 2015. If it was wrong to…
Lord Hylton
The War in Yemen
by Lord Hylton • • 6 Comments
IHere is the text of a Question for Written Answer I have put to HMG: “Whether they will make further deliveries of arms and military equipment to Saudi Arabia conditional on that Government making determined efforts to achieve peace in Yemen”.
Commonwealth Summit Meeting April 2018
by Lord Hylton • • 3 Comments
I warmly welcome the emphasis for the meeting on a Rules-Based World. This is particularly needed at a time when Presidents Trump and Putin behave erratically and sometimes illegally. The commitment to human rights is very necessary. Nevertheless, much remains to be done, especially as regards organized crime, human trafficking, money laundering, cyber-crime and political…
“In Pursuit of Peace in Israel and Palestine” by Gershon Baskin- book review
by Lord Hylton • • 3 Comments
published 2017 by Vanderbilt University Press, Nashville, Tennessee – 275 pages I have known the author at intervals since about 1987. Some of his claims may be exaggerated over Corporal Shalit. I, nevertheless, respect his perseverance in search of a rational peace since he arrived in Israel in 1979. His memories as a Zionist youth…
Relations with Continental Europe
by Lord Hylton • • 4 Comments
After many comments and much discussion, I have come to the conclusion that remaining in a customs union gives the best hope for peace in Ireland, for the unity of the United Kingdom, and for prosperity in Great Britain.
