The Lords abandons vellum 27th February 2016 Controversy arose recently when the House of Lords announced that the centuries-old practice of printing Acts of Parliament on vellum would cease. Speeches
Marketing and the Lords 26th February 2016 Alistair Lexden hosted the annual dinner of the Chartered Institute of Marketing’s Food, Drink and Agriculture Group which was held this year in the dining room... Recent News
Ted Heath and the Police 20th February 2016 On February 19 The Times reported that Ted Heath’s private papers, now in the Bodleian Library Oxford, had been impounded by the police who plan to go through... Articles
Milk in schools 12th February 2016 At question time in the Lords on February 11, Alistair Lexden suggested that “perhaps the time has come to consider reintroducing compulsory milk in our schools... Speeches
Britain's independent schools today - some facts 9th February 2016 Myths and misconceptions about independent schools abound. Alistair Lexden addressed some of them in a letter published in The Daily Telegraph on February 9. Articles
Politics and the Stage 7th February 2016 It is often said that politics and the theatre have much in common. A new book about the oldest amateur dramatic society in the world explores the connection... Articles
Macmillan and the Profumo Affair 3rd February 2016 It is often said that the Profumo scandal in 1963 made Harold Macmillan’s resignation as Prime Minister inevitable. It is an ill-founded view, as Alistair... Articles
A Wonderful Prize Winner 2nd February 2016 The Whitbread Memorial Prize is one of the two leading awards made annually by the Independent Schools Association, of which Alistair Lexden is President. Recent News
A Unionist policy for Northern Ireland 30th January 2016 Before the 1979 election, with Airey Neave as Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary assisted in the Commons by Ian Gow (later Mrs Thatcher’s brilliant PPS) , the... Articles