 Following a meeting at the House of Lords, Skeggs reported in a volume entitled "Discussions with the Select Committee on the Scrutiny of Delegated Powers, House of Lords, Westminster"

In local government Skeggs was a long term City of Heidelberg councillor, including a year as Mayor in 1990–91.In addition to these formal duties, Skeggs lent his weight to countless community projects, not the least being the establishment and management of the community radio station 96.5 Inner FM.Very active in anti-communist and human rights movements, he was President of the Freedom Coalition from 1984 to 1994.