The Prime Minister and his Chief of Staff 19th June 2015 In a letter published in The Spectator on 20 June, Alistair Lexden, a former Deputy Director of the Conservative Research Department, recalled the circumstances... Articles
Waterloo Bicentenary 11th June 2015 On June 11, Alistair Lexden delivered an address at a dinner held at the Carlton Club—of which he is the official historian— to mark the bicentenary of the... Recent News
Edward VIII and Mrs Simpson 8th June 2015 On June 4 The Daily Telegraph reported that a Rolls-Royce used by Edward VIII to drive Mrs Simpson in secret was up for sale. In a letter published in The... Articles
Postal voting problems 4th June 2015 It is difficult to gauge the true extent of postal voting fraud. The government tends to underestimate it. Alistair Lexden raised the issue in an oral question... Recent NewsSpeeches
The Lexden Bill to help give the people a greater voice in planning 3rd June 2015 For the last year Alistair Lexden has been working closely with Create Streets (CS), an increasingly influential social enterprise and research institute... Recent News
Clapping in Parliament 2nd June 2015 The new intake of SNP MPs were ticked off by the Speaker for breaching parliamentary convention by clapping during the debate on the Queen’s Speech at the end... Articles
The Tories and Northern Ireland 29th May 2015 As a strong supporter of the Union between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Alistair Lexden believes that the Conservative Party must be directly involved in... Recent NewsArticles
Queen’s Speech 28th May 2015 On 28 May Alistair Lexden was a guest on LBC’s breakfast programme where he discussed some of the main themes of the Queen’s Speech at the start of the new... Recent News
Prince of Wales’s pilgrimage 22nd May 2015 On May 20 the Prince of Wales visited Mullaghmore , Co. Sligo where his great-uncle, Lord Mountbatten, was murdered by the IRA on 27 August 1979. In a letter... Articles