Labour's threat to small schools 1st March 2024 An oral Question in the Lords on 29 February drew attention to the higher costs that small charities will face because of the impending increase in the national... Speeches
Northern Ireland: Political stability at long last? 29th February 2024 On 27 January, the Lords held a general debate on Northern Ireland. It took place on what is known as an Humble Address to the King, a procedure through which... Speeches
The gay Tory who spied for the Soviets 26th February 2024 Everyone has heard of the Profumo scandal which did such damage to Harold Macmillan’s Government in 1963. It is often forgotten that his Government had been... Articles
Creativity and skills in schools 9th February 2024 A Lords cross-party select committee, of which Alistair Lexden was a member, spent several months last year looking in detail at the way pupils between the ages... Recent NewsSpeeches
Kings and cancer 7th February 2024 The following letter was published in The Times on 7 February. Sir, It is immensely poignant that the King’s cancer diagnosis should have been announced the day... Articles
No united Ireland 3rd February 2024 The appointment of a Sinn Fein first minister in Northern Ireland has led to speculation that a united Ireland is now a serious prospect. Alistair Lexden... Articles
Critics of the Empire 30th January 2024 A full and accurate understanding of the British Empire is impeded by the unremitting hostility of many writers and commentators. As Alistair Lexden stressed in... Articles
Stepping out - backwards 20th January 2024 This was a skill that the most senior royal courtiers needed until recently. Some managed better than others, as Alistair Lexden noted in a letter published in... Articles
The first Whigs and Tories 19th January 2024 The attached article was published in Parliament’s magazine The House, to which Alistair Lexden contributes regularly, on 15 January. It is an abridged – and... Articles