Lord Lexden backs government plans for promoting British values in schools 26th June 2014 A short debate on the Government’s plans was held in the Lords on June 26. Alistair Lexden drew on the experience of independent schools, which are already... Recent News
Sir Robert Porter - A Biographical Essay 25th June 2014 Alistair Lexden wrote this account of the career of an outstanding Ulster politician and lawyer as the basis for an obituary in The Times newspaper. A badly... Recent News
Lord Lexden reflects on the losses sustained by the House of Lords in World War One 24th June 2014 Peers and their families were conspicuous throughout the First World War. Nothing, of course, could have been less surprising. For centuries many heads of... Recent News
Lord Lexden highlights the importance of independent schools to the economy 23rd June 2014 In April the Independent Schools Council published the first ever report showing the contribution that independent schools make to the British economy. At... Recent News
Lord Lexden assesses Churchill’s use of his War Rooms 20th June 2014 On 19 June Alistair Lexden addressed the Spalding Conservative Patrons’ Club at the end of their visit to Churchill’s War Rooms. He pointed out that, although... Recent News
Patriotism 19th June 2014 The rediscovery of patriotism is indeed crucial for the revival of Toryism which Disraeli defined as ‘love of country and an instinct for power’. There has been... Recent News
Stuck to the seat - The Times 18th June 2014 Sir, Tories have not represented Canterbury since 1835 without interruption (“Tory addiction”, June 14). Between 1880 and 1885 the constituency had no MP. It... Recent News
Lord Lexden opens Peel Society’s History Fair 9th June 2014 The Peel Society, based at Tamworth in Staffordshire and now in its 35th year, promotes interest in, and fuller understanding of, the career of Sir Robert Peel... Recent News
Lord Lexden recalls the last hotly contested Tory victory in Newark 6th June 2014 It was in 1832—and the Tory candidate was none other than Gladstone, then on the right of the Conservative Party. Alistair Lexden describes the election in a... Recent News