A British Baccalaureate? 23rd June 2022 The introduction of a British baccalaureate was the principal recommendation of The Times Education Commission, which published its report on 15 June after a... Recent NewsSpeeches
Independent schools and the Government 24th May 2022 The Schools Bill, one of the Government’s principal measures in the new Session of Parliament, had its Second Reading in the Lords on 23 May. Alistair Lexden... Recent NewsSpeeches
A very rotten apple 7th April 2022 On 7 March ( see below), Alistair Lexden told the House of Lords that Mike Veale, the former Wiltshire police constable who tried to smear Ted Heath as a child... Speeches
Northern Ireland's place in the United Kingdom 7th April 2022 On 7 April, Alistair Lexden introduced a short debate about Northern Ireland in the House of Lords. The text of his speech follows. It was altered slightly in... Speeches
More music needed in our schools 30th March 2022 An all-party Commons report in 2019 sounded a note of alarm about “the crisis facing music education”. It pointed out that “the overall picture is one of... Speeches
Living abroad - voting in Britain 25th February 2022 During his eleven years in the Lords, Alistair Lexden has vigorously supported the abolition of the existing 15-year limit on the right of British citizens... Speeches
The downfall of Lloyd George and the creation of the 1922 Committee: a Centenary review 18th February 2022 Alistair Lexden has studied a number of aspects of Lloyd George’s peacetime premiership after 1918. They can be found elsewhere on this website and in a number... Speeches
Long to reign over us 27th January 2022 On 25 January, the Lords enthusiastically backed legislation which provides that, for the first time, the Union flag must be flown on certain days—known as... Speeches
Belated redress for gay people - why should Northern Ireland miss out? 11th January 2022 On 10 January, the Lords agreed without a division to a very significant expansion of the scheme, first introduced in 2012 (and improved in 2016), under which... Speeches