MPs with silent forebears 21st June 2017 Opening the debate on the Queen’s Speech in the Commons on 21 June, Richard Benyon MP mentioned that an ancestor in the 19th century failed to utter a single... Articles
A remarkable college in Canterbury 19th June 2017 On 15 June, Alistair Lexden was guest of honour at the annual awards ceremony of a remarkable college belonging to the Independent Schools Association, of which... Recent News
The dangers of snap elections 10th June 2017 Mrs May is the third Tory leader to call - and lose - a snap election, as Alistair Lexden explained in a letter published in The Times on June 10. Sir, Two... Articles
Acquisition and destruction at Chartwell 9th June 2017 A successful fund-raising campaign by the National Trust has enabled it to acquire a number of Churchill’s former possessions which will be put on display at... Articles
Unusual manifesto accolade 2nd June 2017 An article in The Spectator of 27 May was complimentary about some of the language used in the Conservative manifesto. Alistair Lexden responded in a letter... Articles
The Primrose League - a priceless Tory asset before 1914 1st June 2017 Alistair Lexden was recently commissioned to write a thousand word article on the Primrose League for a new independent website that will be launched in due... Articles
Catching the Editor's eye 24th May 2017 A point made in Alistair Lexden’s piece about the Conservative election manifesto (see below) appeared in TMS, The Times diary column, on May 24 under the... Articles
The 2017 Conservative Manifesto - the new and the old 19th May 2017 The general election manifesto, published on 18 May, breaks with Tory tradition in at least two major respects. First, one of its central pledges is to create a... Articles
A tragic Tory leader and his diaries 19th May 2017 Few people today have even heard of Sir Stafford Northcote. He was a prominent late nineteenth century politician whose career ended in failure after nine years... Articles