International Woman's Day, Lord Taylor of Warwick

Reconciliation: Role of British Foreign, Defense and International Development Policy

My Lords, I, too, thank the most reverend Primate for securing this timely debate. There was much need for reconciliation after the First World War and Second World War. My Jamaican father fought for Britain in the Eighth Army, against the Germans, yet when he came to England in September 1945 he was saddened to see signs warning, “No blacks. No Irish. No dogs”—I guess …

Lord John Taylor of Warwick, Middle East, Church of England, America

A Plea for Peace

Church of England Article By Lord Taylor of Warwick My hope for the new President of America was that he would take America out of an ever-worsening relationship with the Middle East. For me, part of the appeal of Barack Obama was that he promised to do so. It is evident from his recent speech in Cairo, however, that he …