"Disreputable old gentlemen": Churchill on the Lords 6th February 2022 The following letter was published in The Spectator magazine on 5 February. It was prompted by some comments from Charles Moore in the previous week’s issue... Articles
Chamberlain and Munich 28th January 2022 The widely applauded film, Munich, starring Jeremy Irons in brilliant form as Neville Chamberlain, has provoked fresh discussion of one of the most... Articles
Johnson's turmoil - a historian's view 18th January 2022 Speaking on the BBC’s Broadcasting House programme on 16 January, Alistair Lexden wondered if Boris Johnson would be tempted to try to get out of his... Articles
A Lady of discernment 13th January 2022 Alistair Lexden contributed a few comments to supplement the obituary of the Dowager Lady Farnham, published in The Times on January 4. Lady Farnham served the... Articles
The Prime Minister who turned down the highest order of chivalry 7th January 2022 The announcement of Tony Blair’s appointment by the Queen as a Knight of the Garter in the New Year’s honours list was praised by some, but strongly criticised... Articles
Attlee's place in history 30th December 2021 It is customary to regard Clement Attlee as one of the most important prime ministers in British history. Letters published in The Times on December 27 noted... Articles
A Tory Christmas crisis 21st December 2021 Following his Spectator letter (see below) on strains within the Liberal Party at Christmas 1885, Alistair Lexden wrote to The Daily Telegraph about Christmas... Articles
How leading Liberals spent Christmas in 1885 18th December 2021 The following letter was published under the heading 'Gladstone tidings' in the Christmas issue of The Spectator, dated 18 December. Sir: Boris Johnson's... Articles
A massive Tory rebellion in the Commons 17th December 2021 On December 14, 100 Conservative MPs voted against Boris Johnson’s latest measures to combat Coronavirus. The rebels included all the officers of the backbench... Articles
