How to stop Tory MPs leaving in droves 20th December 2022 An article in The Spectator magazine of 3 December expressed concern about the number of Tory MPs who are intending to retire at the next election. ‘This loss... Articles
How an Irish state was created 100 years ago 19th December 2022 “You have agreed to a revolution in Ireland.” So said Edward Carson, the famous leader of the Irish Unionists, as the legislation giving full internal self... Articles
The Conservative Party and Northern Ireland 6th December 2022 On 5 December, the Lords debated and passed emergency legislation to postpone further elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly because of the continuing... Speeches
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
Stanley Baldwin's gift to the nation 2nd December 2022 In June 1919, when he was Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Stanley Baldwin had a famous letter published in The Times, signed FST, in an attempt to... Articles
150th anniversary of the Ballot Act 28th November 2022 Voting in secret became a feature of the British electoral system in 1872. In the attached commemorative article, published in Parliament’s House Magazine... Articles
Book Review: Flying High 15th November 2022 Michael Morris, now Lord Naseby, was Conservative MP for Northampton from 1974 to 1997. He recently published a vivid account of his experiences as a young... Articles
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
Did Churchill dislike Scotland? 2nd November 2022 That is what many Scottish Nationalists allege. The truth can be found in a new book by a promising young writer, Andrew Liddle, who works in the Scottish media... Articles