School Partnerships in music 19th October 2018 On 18 October, the Lords held an important debate on the state of music education in schools. Speaker after speaker expressed grave concern about the decline of... Speeches
Ted Heath - let down by a Tory Government 12th October 2018 A year has now passed since the Wiltshire police brought to an end their much-criticised investigation of child sex abuse allegations against Sir Edward Heath... Speeches
No prospect of democratically accountable government in Northern Ireland 5th September 2018 Since the collapse of the Northern Ireland Executive nineteen months ago, the Province has been run by civil servants. They are accountable to no one. The... Speeches
Should civil partnerships be extended to brothers and sisters? 23rd July 2018 On 20 July, Alistair Lexden set out at length the reasons why this should be done in his speech moving the Second Reading of a Private Member’s Bill which he... Speeches
Justice for Ted Heath - the case for an inquiry 16th July 2018 Having demanded an inquiry in the Lords on July 12 (see below), Alistair Lexden summarised the reasons why it is essential in a letter published in The Times on... Speeches
Justice for Ted Heath - the continuing campaign 13th July 2018 Alistair Lexden is one of a number of people in public life who are demanding an independent inquiry into Operation Conifer which ended last year in a highly... Speeches
The Tories and the creation of the NHS 6th July 2018 On 5 July, the Lords held a debate to mark the 70th anniversary of the NHS. Predictably, a number of Labour peers claimed that Nye Bevan was its sole architect... Speeches
A landmark election a century on 2nd July 2018 On 2 July, Alistair Lexden, Chairman of the Conservative History Group, addressed members of the Liberal Democrat History Group on the 1918 general election and... Speeches
Secondary Legislation - rebuking the Government 26th June 2018 What is generally known as secondary legislation takes the form of statutory instruments (SIs), often detailed and technical in nature, which give effect to... Speeches