A drubbing for Justin Welby 6th April 2021 One of the many sad and sorry features of Justin Welby’s time as Archbishop of Canterbury has been his failure to admit that he was wrong in condemning the... Articles
At the top of the greasy pole - Disraeli's first premiership, February to December 1868 3rd April 2021 On 25 February 1868, Mary Anne Disraeli, whose adoration of her husband knew no bounds, wrote excitedly to her friend, Lady Charlotte de Rothschild: ‘By the... Articles
Sex and politics in inter-war Britain 23rd March 2021 Henry Channon, always called Chips Channon (though no one knows why), was one of the 20th century’s greatest diarists—some say the greatest of all. A heavily... Articles
Met child abuse scandal unredressed 17th March 2021 On 13 March, the Met was plunged into a fresh crisis when some of its officers overreacted in policing a peaceful vigil on Clapham Common. Their conduct will be... Recent NewsSpeeches
A disastrous protocol 12th March 2021 The Northern Ireland Protocol, agreed between the Government and the EU, came into force on 1 January. It keeps Northern Ireland in the EU single market for... Articles
Archie Mountbatten-Windsor 10th March 2021 Would he now be Prince Archie if disgraceful people at the Palace had not deprived him of his birthright? That was the impression that the Duchess of Sussex... Articles
BLM's anti-Churchill rant 8th March 2021 The following letter was published in The Daily Telegraph on March 6. The conference in question took place in early February, and drew a strong protest from... Articles
Independent schools and the recovery of the education system 3rd March 2021 Alistair Lexden has been closely involved with independent schools since 1997 when he became General Secretary of the Independent Schools Council, which has... Recent NewsSpeeches
Operation Midland - Questions that must be answered 25th February 2021 Alistair Lexden has been campaigning in the Lords for some years to try to get the full truth about misconduct by Met officers during the utterly disastrous... Recent News