The man who enriched - and robbed - the Tories 27th January 2020 Every age has its crooks and knaves in business and in politics. Some are better known than others. Few will have heard of Horace Farquhar, the subject of this... Articles
Another Duke of Sussex who went his own way 16th January 2020 There have been a number of Dukes of Sussex over the centuries. Prince Harry’s most recent predecessor was George III’s sixth son who lived from 1773 until 1843... Articles
Appeasement: Never-ending controversy 13th January 2020 There are many books about Neville Chamberlain and his search for a peaceful settlement with Germany in the late 1930s. Passions still often run high in... Articles
George III - a most conscientious king 8th January 2020 George III tends to be remembered for two things: his periods of insanity and the loss of the American colonies. There was much more to him than that, as... Articles
Watch: A visit to Stanley Baldwin's country home 24th December 2019 Three times Prime Minister, Baldwin dominated British politics during the inter-war period. Applauded while he was in office, he was later criticised severely... Articles
One Nation Conservatism - Created by Baldwin, boosted by the ghost of Disraeli 22nd December 2019 One Nation Conservatism has never been more fashionable, thanks to Boris Johnson. Alistair Lexden discusses the phenomenon in this article, which was published... Articles
Keeping the working classes out 21st December 2019 It is widely assumed that democracy in Britain stemmed from the Reform Bill of 1832. Alistair Lexden takes a different view, as he made clear in a letter... Articles
Why the election campaign lasted so long 13th December 2019 Writing in The Spectator on 7 December, Charles Moore noted that the February 1974 election campaign was over in three weeks, but ‘now six weeks is the law of... Articles
Privy Councillors to the rescue? 6th December 2019 Dissatisfaction wiith all the party leaders at this election led a Times reader to suggest that the Privy Council should be given a bigger role. In a letter... Articles