The Queen Mother and Edward VIII 11th January 2016 It has sometimes been suggested that the Queen Mother would have preferred to have married her husband’s elder brother. The claim was repeated in a recent... Articles
Lynton Crosby's Knighthood 1st January 2016 The award of a knighthood to Lynton Crosby in the New Year’s Honours List attracted much hostile comment. In a letter published in The Times on January 1... Articles
Books of the Year 29th December 2015 2015 has been a good year for political history books, biographies and memoirs. They have provided most of my reading, often for reviews published in Parliament... Articles
Book Review - The Daily Telegraph Military Obituaries Book Three 27th December 2015 There could scarcely be a better time to reflect on the heroism of our servicemen and women during the Second World War, and on the freedom they preserved for... Articles
Book Review - God and Churchill 15th December 2015 It had to happen. Sooner or later an attempt was bound to be made to claim Churchill for God and present him as the instrument of divine purpose. The work would... Articles
The first Prime Ministerial picture at Christmas 14th December 2015 These days it is not unusual for prime ministers to put pictures of themselves on their Christmas cards. In a letter published in The Times on December 14... Articles
The powers of the House of Lords 9th December 2015 The Financial Times reported on December 7 that the Government was planning to reduce the powers of the Lords by removing its right to veto secondary... Articles
Tory housing triumphs 8th December 2015 It is widely felt that the Government needs a more ambitious housebuilding target. In a letter published in The Daily Telegraph on December 8, Alistair Lexden... Articles
A disappointing Conservative Party Chairman 4th December 2015 In a letter published in The Times on December 4 under the headline “Feldman’s folly”, Alistair Lexden argued that Andrew Feldman, the Conservative Party’s... Articles