Alistair Lexden delivers lecture on Ted Heath 21st June 2018 The current Lord Speaker of the House of Lords, Lord Fowler, has instituted a series of lectures, to which members of the House and others outside it are... Speeches
Britain's Saviours - Empire and Commonwealth troops in the First World War 5th June 2018 A number of debates have been held in the Lords to commemorate the centenary of the First World War. On 4 June, Alistair Lexden added another one in order to... Speeches
Continuing deadlock in Northern Ireland 24th May 2018 Sixteen months have now passed since Northern Ireland’s devolved government collapsed. Its restoration is not in prospect. The local parties remain far apart... Speeches
Would Britain's pets vote Conservative? 11th May 2018 In a debate on animal welfare last December, Alistair Lexden spoke in light-hearted vein about what the political parties would have to do in order to attract... Speeches
Justice denied to Ted Heath 19th April 2018 Grave damage has been done, quite disgracefully, to the reputation of Ted Heath by Operation Conifer, the name given to the investigation by Wiltshire police of... Speeches
Parliament's duty to Northern Ireland 28th March 2018 On 27 March, the Lords debated and passed three Northern Ireland Bills which would have been dealt with by the devolved Northern Ireland Assembly if it had been... Speeches
Human Rights in the Commonwealth 23rd March 2018 On March 22, the Lords debated the government’s plans for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting to be held in London in April. In his contribution to the... Speeches
Free school meals 21st March 2018 Controversy has arisen over the impact of the new streamlined welfare payment, universal credit, on the provision of free school meals. Critics say that the... Speeches
A turning point in Conservative Party history - the fall of the Lloyd coalition in 1922 23rd February 2018 Between December 1916 and October 1922 the Conservative Party (known at this period as the Unionist Party) was the largest partner in a coalition government led... Speeches