Alistair Lexden corrects a historical error and criticises lack of action on EVEL 23rd January 2015 On January 22, the Lords questioned a Lib Dem Scottish Minister, Lord Wallace of Tankerness, after he had made a statement about the government’s latest... Recent News
Alistair Lexden addresses conference of new school heads 19th January 2015 On January 16 he went to the Hanbury Manor Hotel outside Ware in Hertfordshire to speak to a large group of new heads at a conference organised by the... Recent News
Macmillan's Bite 15th January 2015 Reginald Bevins, the Liverpool working-class Tory who had responsibility for licensing the BBC, did indeed propose to take action against the programme (letter... Recent NewsArticles
Alistair Lexden champions the rights of Select Committees 13th January 2015 Select Committees, which have an all-party membership, produce detailed reports on a wide range of subjects. They do not always get the full and reasonably... Recent News
Alistair Lexden has 200th letter published in The Times 5th January 2015 This milestone in his career as a contributor to the newspaper's famous letters page was passed on January 5 with the publication of a letter about an... ArticlesRecent News
Alistair Lexden hails a remarkable contribution to women’s history 5th January 2015 Six well-known women writers who studied at Newnham College, Cambridge have combined to produce an outstanding collection of miniature biographies of six... ArticlesRecent News
Alistair Lexden deplores delay in settling new arrangements for English laws 2nd January 2015 How is legislation that applies to England alone to be dealt with by Parliament? The government recently published a White Paper which sets out a number of... Recent NewsArticles
Alistair Lexden raises some key issues about the role of ministerial special advisers 24th December 2014 The news on December 19 that the Home Secretary’s two special advisers had been removed from the Conservative Party’s official candidates’ list stirred a great... Recent NewsArticles
Alistair Lexden recalls the antics of Winston Churchill’s budgie 20th December 2014 After his return to Downing Street in 1951, Churchill had a pet budgie, called Toby, who was thoroughly spoilt by his master. Alistair Lexden provided a little... ArticlesRecent News