On this day, 15 August, 75 years ago - VJ Day at Westminster 15th August 2020 This is the third article by Alistair Lexden marking the 75th anniversary of great events in 1945. The others, which covered VE Day ( 8 May) and Churchill’s... Articles
Address on Lloyd George and Ireland published 14th August 2020 In April, Alistair Lexden prepared an address on the centenary of Lloyd George’s Government of Ireland Act 1920 for a dinner at the Reform Club, which could not... Articles
Should Atom Bombs have been dropped on Japan? 14th August 2020 Both in August 1945 and ever since, some people have said that atom bombs should never have been used. Winston Churchill himself answered the critics during a... Recent News
An IRA Apologist for the Lords 6th August 2020 Writing as a former adviser to Airey Neave and friend of Ian Gow, Alistair Lexden issued the following statement on August 6. “Last week’s honours list included... Recent News
Boris Johnson and the Lords 3rd August 2020 For some years, there has been concern — voiced frequently in the media — about the size of the House of Lords. In 2016, there were 824 members, significantly... Articles
MPs and sex assaults 2nd August 2020 On 30 July, after being found guilty of sexually assaulting two women, the judge told Charlie Elphicke, the former MP for Dover, that he faced “the very real... Recent News
The Empire shrine that never was 29th July 2020 Britain’s pride in its expanding Empire in the nineteenth century led unsurprisingly to calls for the erection of grand and imposing memorials to it in the... Articles
On this day, 75 years ago - Churchill's unexpected election disaster 26th July 2020 The Labour Party swept to power at the 1945 general election. Huge changes followed, particularly in the further development of the welfare state which had been... Articles
Churches out of bounds 24th July 2020 In an oral question in the Lords on 22 July, Alistair Lexden asked: “since social distancing could have been arranged so easily at the outset, was it really... Recent NewsSpeeches