Lloyd George and an Anglo-Irish Centenary 22nd April 2020 On 22 April, Alistair Lexden was due to speak a dinner given by the Political Committee of the Reform Club in London. The text of the address that he would have... Recent News
Peter Viggers - beyond the duck house 22nd April 2020 Some people are remembered for just one thing after their death to the exclusion of everything else they achieved. Peter Viggers, an MP for thirty-six years... Recent News
Harold Macmillan's resignation 29th March 2020 It is widely—and wrongly—believed that the Profumo scandal in the spring of 1963 brought down the Macmillan government. The error appeared again in The Times on... Recent News
Solving a Thatcher mystery 27th March 2020 At an antiques fair in November 2015, Daniel Hadden, a well-established art dealer, bought an unfinished and unsigned picture of Margaret Thatcher addressing... Recent News
A flattering likeness of Disraeli 25th March 2020 For some years, the oil painting of Disraeli— a flattering likeness, it must be said— pictured here was the pride of Alistair Lexden’s large collection of... Recent News
He never said it: Disraeli and One Nation 6th February 2020 Over and over again journalists and others attribute the phrase “one nation” to Disraeli. It is one of the most widespread of all the historical errors that are... Recent News
State and independent schools working together on sport 28th January 2020 It is well-known that most of our country’s top athletes come from independent schools where no more than seven per cent of children are educated (though rising... Recent News
Boost for bill to protect sibling couples 20th January 2020 Alistair Lexden’s new Bill, introduced into the Lords on 14 January (see below), has been welcomed not just by sibling couples themselves, but by tax and... Recent News
A new bill to help cohabiting sibling couples 14th January 2020 During the last two years, Alistair Lexden has campaigned in the Lords to end the gross unfairness with which cohabiting sibling couples are treated by the... Recent News