In 1940 Britain stood alone. The BEF had been rescued from the beaches but an invasion seemed inevitable. Eden had called for volunteers who would become immortalised as Dad's Army but there was another force, an army of the shadows, a secret militia dedicated to...

Lord Shipley will talk about the history of attempts to reform the House of Lords and current proposals. There will be an opportunity for discussion of options for reform and, with a fair wind, an agreed conclusion.