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
Northern Ireland - the search for greater stability and a stronger Union 14th December 2021 Between 2017 and 2020 devolved government in Northern Ireland was in abeyance. The system has to be run by a coalition in which diametrically opposed parties... Speeches
How independent schools help with the training of teachers 18th November 2021 On 18 November, the Lords held an important debate on the training of teachers against the background of major Government proposals to reform the current system... Speeches
A Prime Minister of the left in coalition with the right: Lloyd George and the Unionists, 1918-22 16th November 2021 On 15 November, Alistair Lexden delivered the following address at a meeting of the Lloyd George Society at the National Liberal Club in London. David Lloyd... Speeches
A landmark victory for homosexuals in Northern Ireland 22nd October 2021 On 22 October 1981, the European Court of Human Rights held, by fifteen votes to four, that the existence of law in Northern Ireland prohibiting male homosexual... Speeches
A church without integrity 18th September 2021 Alistair Lexden prepared the following text for a short debate in the Lords on 16 September on the Church of England’s Safeguarding (Code of Practice) Measure... Speeches