Why the party of Sir Robert Peel must support the reform of his Metropolitan Police Service today 2nd December 2022 On 1 December, Alistair Lexden introduced a short debate in the Lords on the urgent need for the reform of the Metropolitan Police. The text of his speech... Speeches
Where are the new hospitals? 10th November 2022 A pledge to build a large number of them was a prominent feature of the last Tory election manifesto. In the Lords on 9 November, Alistair Lexden asked about... Speeches
A disgraced police chief and a supine Home Office 31st October 2022 It can be a long and difficult process to bring police officers to book for misconduct —as Alistair Lexden has found out in the case of Mike Veale, from his... Speeches
An education system for the 21st century 14th October 2022 Britain needs to reform its education system to make it fit for this century. The Times newspaper set up an Education Commission in 2021 to work out what should... Speeches
How a disgraced policeman lives the life of Riley 19th July 2022 At oral question time In the Lords on 18 July, Alistair Lexden returned to the extraordinary saga of a shameful former chief constable, Mike Veale. He reminded... Speeches
Beware attempts to rewrite history 15th July 2022 Revolutionaries and terrorists invariably try to rewrite history in order to conceal their own crimes, and destroy the reputations of those they want to... Speeches
Send for the Duke 8th July 2022 There was some light-hearted comment in the Lords on 7 July about Boris Johnson’s resignation as Conservative leader while remaining prime minister on a... Speeches
Should independent schools be charities? 24th June 2022 For years the Labour Party said they should not. In 1992 they changed their mind. They have now changed it again. On 22 June, during the committee stage of the... Speeches
A new foundation's famous name 23rd June 2022 In 2020, the Government announced in a major Northern Ireland policy document entitled New Decade, New Approach that a Castlereagh Foundation would be... Recent NewsSpeeches