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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...

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...

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...

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...

In February, Alistair Lexden, President of the Independent Schools Association (ISA), held a reception at the House of Lords to celebrate the continuing steady...

Billions of pounds were approved for public expenditure in Northern Ireland after no more a short debate in the Lords on 31 October. This illustrated vividly...

In early October, the full scale of the misconduct committed by the Metropolitan Police in investigating historical allegations of child sex abuse and murder...

“ A Conservative government is an organised hypocrisy” “ Damn your principles ! Stick to your party” “ I have climbed to the top of the greasy pole” Disraeli...

The traditional ceremony to prorogue Parliament took place in the House of Lords just after 1.30 am on September 10. It was preceded by unruly scenes in the...