Opening up independent schools 16th April 2020 An article in The Times on April 13 about the role of independent schools argued that “this crisis provides an opportunity to rethink the place of these schools... Articles
The first Indians at Westminster 14th April 2020 When did people from an Indian background first become members of the Commons and Lords? Who were they? A new book, reviewed here by Alistair Lexden, provides... Articles
Will Stanley Baldwin's generous gesture be repeated? 7th April 2020 A letter in The Times on April 4 recalled Stanley Baldwin’s donation of one fifth of his wealth to the Treasury in 1919 as “a thank-offering” for victory in the... Articles
Whig and Tory Lotharios - Charles James Fox and Boris Johnson 3rd April 2020 On March 23, The Daily Telegraph reported that lipstick marks were being left on a statue of the famous 18th century Whig leader, Charles James Fox, at the... Articles
Finding a new Prime Minister in an emergency 2nd April 2020 In an article in The Times on April 1, Daniel Finkelstein wrote that the current crisis “has exposed a flaw in our constitutional arrangements.” There is no... Articles
The first Conservative college 1st April 2020 Research prompted by a mysterious photograph sent to Alistair Lexden led him to the first College set up by the Conservative Party in the 1920s to provide its... Articles
Harold Macmillan's resignation 29th March 2020 It is widely—and wrongly—believed that the Profumo scandal in the spring of 1963 brought down the Macmillan government. The error appeared again in The Times on... Recent News
Solving a Thatcher mystery 27th March 2020 At an antiques fair in November 2015, Daniel Hadden, a well-established art dealer, bought an unfinished and unsigned picture of Margaret Thatcher addressing... Recent News
A flattering likeness of Disraeli 25th March 2020 For some years, the oil painting of Disraeli— a flattering likeness, it must be said— pictured here was the pride of Alistair Lexden’s large collection of... Recent News