Two Fine Schools 10th July 2015 On July 8 Alistair Lexden presented prizes at Thorpe Hall School, near Southend, Essex; on July 10 he performed the same pleasant duty at Lyonsdown School in... Recent News
A New Constitutional Settlement 8th July 2015 The government has made clear that the substantial programme of constitutional reform on which it has embarked will lead to a new constitutional settlement for... Speeches
Votes for British citizens living overseas 7th July 2015 Throughout his time in the Lords Alistair Lexden has advocated the extension of voting rights in Westminster elections to all British citizens living abroad and... Speeches
Independent Schools and their Local Communities 6th July 2015 Independent schools are often criticised for not working closely enough with their local communities and state schools. Speeches
Towards a British Bill of Rights 3rd July 2015 The Government is due to introduce a new British Bill of Rights to replace Labour’s Human Rights Act 1998. Key issues relating to this important constitutional... Recent NewsSpeeches
Ex-Tory boosts The Daily Telegraph 3rd July 2015 June 29 marked the 160th anniversary of the first issue of The Telegraph. In a letter published in the paper on July 2, Alistair Lexden explained the part that... ArticlesRecent News
A Tory Christian Warrior: The Seventh Earl of Shaftesbury 1st July 2015 On 30 June Alistair Lexden delivered a lecture as part of a series entitled ‘Parliamentarians on Parliamentarians’ held in Speaker’s House and chaired by the... SpeechesRecent News
A Firm Stand against the IRA 25th June 2015 25 years ago today the IRA bombed the Carlton Club in St James’s Street, London. Alistair Lexden—official historian of the Club as well as of the Conservative... Recent NewsArticles
Origins of Tories’ right-to-buy policy 22nd June 2015 An article in The Times on June 20 asserted that proposals to give council tenants the right to buy their homes had helped sweep Margaret Thatcher to power in... Articles