Bishop Bell - lessons unlearnt by Welby 5th February 2021 Like the Bourbons, the Church of England under its present leadership seems incapable of learning from its mistakes. When it attempted to impugn the reputation... Articles
Nye Bevan and Winston Churchill - a Westminster battle during World War Two 1st February 2021 Nye Bevan was made famous by the NHS, which he created during the post-war Attlee Government, though much preliminary work had been done by Neville Chamberlain... Articles
Lord Liverpool - our greatest Prime Minister? 26th January 2021 A new biography of Lord Liverpool argues that he deserves the highest place, above all other prime ministers. Alistair Lexden is unconvinced, as he explains in... Articles
Stanley Baldwin's gay, left-wing son 24th January 2021 An interesting article in The Daily Telegraph on January 21 considered how the children of a number of prime ministers have coped with the pressure of having a... Articles
Northern Ireland's centenary year 24th January 2021 Northern Ireland’s current system of government is not working well. This is the year to improve it, Alistair Lexden argued in a letter published in The Times... Articles
Our longest-serving Foreign Secretary 21st January 2021 A short piece about a new biography of Sir Edward Grey was commissioned from Alistair Lexden by Parliament’s House Magazine where it has been published. A... Articles
When the lamps went out in 1914 14th January 2021 The analogy between the extinguishing of lamps and the end of peace in 1914 is well-known. It was made by Sir Edward Grey, the Foreign Secretary at the time. He... Articles
A novel way of getting a peerage 12th January 2021 8 January was the centenary of Chequers in Berkshire becoming the prime minister’s official country residence. Lloyd George moved in very happily in 1921. The... Articles
Rules for referendums and Boris Johnson's Scottish failures 11th January 2021 The following letter was published in The Daily Telegraph on 9 January, under the heading “How committed is the PM to saving the Union?” SIR - Nicola Sturgeon... Articles
