Conservative History Journal 2020 28th October 2020 The Journal is published annually by the Conservative History Group, of which Alistair Lexden is Chairman. It is edited by Stephen Parkinson, Lord Parkinson of... Recent News
Boris Johnson - the despair of his backbenches 15th October 2020 Boris Johnson’s difficulties with his backbench MPs were the subject of a 30-minute programme on BBC Radio 4, in its regular Analysis series, broadcast on 12... Recent News
How devolution can impede justice 29th September 2020 Some 40,000 people were injured, many seriously, during the IRA’s thirty-year campaign in Northern Ireland. Some of the victims were unable to do any form of... Recent News
A Lords Question which precipitated a minister's resignation 17th September 2020 On September 8, Brandon Lewis, the Northern Ireland Secretary, plunged Boris Johnson into yet another crisis when he confessed in the House of Commons that the... Recent NewsSpeeches
A rejected peer 11th September 2020 During a short debate in the House of Lords on 7 September, reference was made (inaccurately) to the exclusion of a newly created peer from the House in the... Recent News
Condemning Chinese oppression 9th September 2020 Alistair Lexden has joined a large cross-party initiative in both Houses of Parliament to condemn the Chinese government’s systematic oppression of its Uighur... Recent News
A house of scandals 27th August 2020 A rather fine country house in Shropshire with a shady past found itself in the news again for unwelcome reasons on 25 August. The Times reported that Chyknell... Recent News
Should Atom Bombs have been dropped on Japan? 14th August 2020 Both in August 1945 and ever since, some people have said that atom bombs should never have been used. Winston Churchill himself answered the critics during a... Recent News
An IRA Apologist for the Lords 6th August 2020 Writing as a former adviser to Airey Neave and friend of Ian Gow, Alistair Lexden issued the following statement on August 6. “Last week’s honours list included... Recent News