Lord Lexden: These dreary academics have failed to grasp the merits of Conservative orators 14th November 2015 It used to be customary for those who wrote about oratory to offer some preliminary comments on the nature and purpose of this glorious human activity which the... Articles
Charles King and Martyr 12th November 2015 The following letter was published in The Daily Telegraph on November 12 under the headline “Relics of a murther”. It was prompted by an article entitled “Dukes... Articles
Who should vote in the EU referendum? 3rd November 2015 There is wide support among Opposition Parties in the Lords (though not among Conservatives) for adding 16 year-olds to the electoral register for the... Speeches
Lords Applause 28th October 2015 On October 28 The Times diary column included a light-hearted piece suggested by Alistair Lexden following the outbreak of clapping in the Lords two days... Recent News
Our new Electoral Registration System 27th October 2015 On October 27 the Lords debated important subordinate legislation (a statutory instrument under the Electoral Registration and Admission Act 2013) to complete... Speeches
Votes for Women 24th October 2015 A new, widely acclaimed film, Suffragette, has stirred interest in the militant campaign to advance the cause of votes for women before the First World War. Articles
'A Gleam of Splendour' - the Battle of Agincourt 23rd October 2015 On 23 October Alistair Lexden delivered an address at a lunch held in the Carlton Club, of which he is the historian, to mark the 600 th anniversary of the... Speeches
Denis Healey’s Good Turn to the Tories 19th October 2015 In a note published in The Times on October 19, supplementing its obituary of the former Labour Deputy Leader, Alistair Lexden recalled a little incident in... Articles
The High Price of Devolution 15th October 2015 England and Wales have a new libel law which cuts costs for ordinary defendants and protects press freedom more effectively. Northern Ireland has been deprived... Speeches