Access to the Royal Archives: Renewed concern 7th March 2017 In a letter to The Times at the beginning of January (see below), Alistair Lexden expressed concern about the difficulties faced by historians as a result of... Articles
China and Japan in the First World War 2nd March 2017 The centenary of the First World War is being commemorated on a considerable scale, but virtually nothing has been said about China and Japan. That omission has... Articles
Seven days in the Lords 2nd March 2017 Writing in Parliament’s House Magazine on March 3, Alistair Lexden touched both light-heartedly and more seriously on some of his activities in the Lords at an... Articles
The Commons Speaker and contested elections 15th February 2017 Highly controversial comments by John Bercow in early February about President Trump and Brexit led many to criticise his failure to uphold the traditions and... Articles
Reclaiming lost titles 3rd February 2017 Two German princes who were also British dukes—as relatives of our Royal Family—were stripped of their British titles during the First World War. There are some... Articles
Stanley Baldwin's sesquicentennial 2nd February 2017 This year marks the 150th anniversary (or sesquicentennial) of the birth of Stanley Baldwin who led the Conservative Party for fourteen years(1923-37), serving... Articles
Canterbury Entertainments 2nd February 2017 The celebrations that followed a great Tory triumph in Canterbury at the 1841 general election led to the creation of an annual cricket festival and to what is... Articles
Parliament and Article 50 25th January 2017 On 24 January, the Supreme Court ruled that the Government must secure Parliamentary approval before invoking Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty to set in motion... Articles
Slimming down the Lords 20th January 2017 Both Houses of Parliament will need new, temporary homes after the election due in 2020 so that extensive restoration work on the Palace of Westminster can... Articles