Tribute to a fine soldier 2nd December 2015 General Sir Robert Ford was the Army’s commander in Northern Ireland during some of the most difficult early days of the IRA’s campaign, a period during which... Articles
No Titanic cover-up 29th November 2015 An article in The Times on November 24 suggested that, because the official inquiry team into the sinking of the Titanic included a number of freemasons, it... Articles
Sponsorship for Victoria's Jubilee 29th November 2015 In a letter published in The Daily Telegraph on November 27, Alistair Lexden highlighted Queen Victoria’s willingness to defray costs by a means that was then... Articles
Lord Lexden: These dreary academics have failed to grasp the merits of Conservative orators 14th November 2015 It used to be customary for those who wrote about oratory to offer some preliminary comments on the nature and purpose of this glorious human activity which the... Articles
Charles King and Martyr 12th November 2015 The following letter was published in The Daily Telegraph on November 12 under the headline “Relics of a murther”. It was prompted by an article entitled “Dukes... Articles
Votes for Women 24th October 2015 A new, widely acclaimed film, Suffragette, has stirred interest in the militant campaign to advance the cause of votes for women before the First World War. Articles
Denis Healey’s Good Turn to the Tories 19th October 2015 In a note published in The Times on October 19, supplementing its obituary of the former Labour Deputy Leader, Alistair Lexden recalled a little incident in... Articles
Corbyn and the Privy Council---Again 13th October 2015 As the controversy over Jeremy Corbyn’s membership of the Privy Council continued, Alistair Lexden returned to the issue in a letter published in the Financial... Articles
Changing the Conservative Party’s Name 8th October 2015 Should the Party adopt another name? An article published in The Daily Telegraph at the start of the Party Conference argued that it should. That prompted a... Articles