Speeches

Over recent months Alistair Lexden has been making the case for an independent review of the investigation conducted by the Wiltshire police, known as Operation...

Alistair Lexden asked a further oral question in the Lords on 12 November as part of his continuing campaign to try and secure justice for Ted Heath, whose...

On 5 November, the Lords held a debate to mark the approaching centenary of Armistice Day. In his speech, Alistair Lexden reflected on some of the events of 11...

For the best part of two years, public services in Northern Ireland have been under the control of civil servants. No elected politicians have been available to...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...