Graham Sutherland's portrait of Churchill 9th June 2016 It is one of the most controversial portraits ever painted. Churchill hated it, and his wife arranged for it to be destroyed. Articles
History's raw material 9th June 2016 Government documents now become available to historians and others for research purposes after twenty years rather than thirty which was the case until 2013. A... Speeches
Scrutiny in detail 7th June 2016 Parliament passes into law several thousand measures, known as statutory instruments or Orders in Council, each year. Many of them deal with technical, often... Speeches
A points system for immigration 3rd June 2016 On June 1 leading Tories campaigning for withdrawal from the EU proposed a points system to curb immigration. David Cameron attacked the proposal. In the past... Articles
The King, the Prime Minister and the loss of the American colonies 2nd June 2016 On June 1 Alistair Lexden hosted a dinner at the Carlton Club for a distinguished group of Americans, deeply involved in heritage and conservation projects, who... Recent News
Churchill and the Londoner's diary 31st May 2016 The London Evening Standard’s widely read Londoner’s Diary, the nation’s first gossip column, has just celebrated its centenary. Articles
Thatcher mystery painting 30th May 2016 An unfinished and unsigned painting of the House of Commons after the 1979 election, with Margaret Thatcher at the dispatch box, was recently acquired by a... Articles
Young people and the referendum 27th May 2016 Millions of people who are eligible to vote are not on the electoral registers. The problem of under-registration is particularly acute among those aged 18 to... Articles
The woman who really deserves a statue in Parliament Square 16th May 2016 A petition has been launched, calling for a statue of a suffragette in Parliament Square. In a letter published in The Daily Telegraph on 16 May, Alistair... Articles