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Alistair Lexden has presented awards to 36 outstanding students. The recipients—some British, some from overseas-- were warmly applauded at a ceremony held at...

On March 12 the Lords debated the Dresden bombing with particular reference to the 70 th anniversary commemorations held in the city in February.

The Newnham in the title is, of course, the thriving women’s college in Cambridge which developed out of a boarding house that opened in 1871 with just a...

On March 5, Lord Lexden visited Christ the King Sixth Form College in Lewisham under the aegis of the Lord Speaker’s ‘ Peers in Schools’ Outreach Programme, of...

Lord Lexden made his comments in the second episode of a three-part programme on the political emancipation of women, broadcast on BBC 2 on March 4. The...

On March 3, Lord Lexden appeared on BBC 5 live’s breakfast programme. He helped to set the scene for the coming election by discussing the Conservative Party’s...

The debate, which took place in the Lords Grand Committee Room on March 4, highlighted the diversity and variety of schools within the independent education...

On February 26 the Lords debated legislation which will give the Scottish Parliament the right to reduce the voting age for Scottish Parliamentary and local...

On February 23 Lord Lexden carried out a very pleasant duty in his capacity as President of the Independent Schools Association. Each year the ISA awards its...