Northern Ireland: Political stability at long last? 29th February 2024 On 27 January, the Lords held a general debate on Northern Ireland. It took place on what is known as an Humble Address to the King, a procedure through which... Speeches
Creativity and skills in schools 9th February 2024 A Lords cross-party select committee, of which Alistair Lexden was a member, spent several months last year looking in detail at the way pupils between the ages... Recent NewsSpeeches
Ted Heath: will a great wrong ever be righted? 18th January 2024 For over five years Alistair Lexden has been campaigning alongside others to get an independent inquiry into a deeply flawed police investigation of child... Speeches
Should the Elgin Marbles be loaned to Greece? 15th December 2023 George Osborne, Chairman of the British Museum Trustees, has been in discussion with the Greek Government for some time about a loan. Alistair Lexden brought... Speeches
Who created the NHS? 1st December 2023 The Labour Party want us to believe that they deserve all the credit, constantly boasting that Nye Bevan was the sole architect of the NHS. But Labour only... Recent NewsSpeeches
Crime and corruption in the Met: Home Office dither and delay 28th November 2023 When Sir Mark Rowley was appointed Commissioner of the Met last year, he vowed to get rid of the criminals and the incompetent officers within the ranks who... Recent NewsSpeeches
Better bones and better education 10th November 2023 These were the two subjects which Alistair Lexden addressed in his speech in the Lords on 9 November during the debate which followed the King’s Speech at the... Speeches
The greatness of Stanley Baldwin 29th September 2023 In September 2018, Alistair Lexden spoke about the significance of Stanley Baldwin’s career after the unveiling of a statue of the three- times prime minister... Speeches
Unionism and Conservatism 15th September 2023 The speech which follows was delivered by Alistair Lexden in a debate on Northern Ireland in the House of Lords on 14 September. I speak, as always, as an... Speeches