Devolution throughout the UK 2nd October 2015 Devolution was first proposed,for Ireland alone, by Gladstone in 1886. A view has grown up among some historians and members of the Liberal Democrats that... Articles
Corbyn and the Privy Council 28th September 2015 Much comment appeared in the press about Jeremy Corbyn’s admission to the Privy Council after his election as Labour leader. In particular his unwillingness to... Articles
Bloated Privy Council 21st September 2015 At the start of the Queen’s reign there were under 300 privy counsellors; now there are over 660. The reluctance of the new Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, to... Articles
T.E. Utley Memorial Essay for 2015-16 21st September 2015 T.E. (Peter) Utley CBE* (1921-88), Tory philosopher and writer (chiefly for The Daily Telegraph), was the most brilliant and inspiring man I have ever known... Articles
Stalin's man in London 18th September 2015 How did the British establishment (and the Conservative Party in particular) react to Ivan Maisky, the Soviet ambassador in London before, and during, the... Articles
Justice for Sibling Couples 10th September 2015 At oral question time in the Lords on September 9, Alistair Lexden asked the government why it opposed the extension of civil partnerships to two siblings... Articles
Railways and Record-breaking Reigns 9th September 2015 On September 9, the day that the Queen became our longest-reigning monarch, Alistair Lexden had a letter published in The Daily Telegraph which highlighted the... Articles
Churchill’s “Disapeerage” 1st September 2015 The size of the House of Lords is attracting much critical comment. In a letter published in The Times on September 1, Alistair Lexden suggested that an idea of... Articles
A Gay Lord 1st September 2015 The 18th Earl of Devon, who died on August 18, had an interesting forebear. Alistair Lexden provided details about him in a letter published in The Daily... Articles