The new session of Parliament Monday, 22 July, 2024 As is customary, the Lords allocated several days to its debate on the Gracious Speech delivered by the King on 17 July. Alistair Lexden made his contribution on 19 July when all speeches were limited to five minutes. He covered two subjects: Labour’s attack on independent schools which at the moment is his main preoccupation in politics, and the action needed to tackle late-diagnosed osteoporosis... Recent NewsSpeeches
Lord Lexden calls for all-party agreement on a code of electoral conduct 2nd December 2014 A hard-fought election campaign lies ahead next year. All the political parties need to commit themselves clearly to the highest standards in all aspects of... Recent NewsSpeeches
Royal Assassin - Roderick MacLean 1st December 2014 Queen Victoria scarcely turned a hair when on March 2, 1882, Roderick Maclean became the seventh person to try and kill her (“ Mad poet who shot at Victoria”... Articles
Lord Lexden welcomes surge in interest in classics in schools 28th November 2014 Latin is now being taught in more state schools than independents. Alistair Lexden drew attention to this significant development during question time in the... Recent NewsSpeeches
Lord Lexden takes part in Lords debate on First World War centenary 27th November 2014 Lord Lexden has taken part in a Lords debate on the centenary of the First World War. The debate, which dealt specifically with the contributions made to the... SpeechesRecent News
'Sign up more British citizens overseas to vote’, says Lord Lexden 26th November 2014 British citizens who have been living abroad for less than fifteen years are eligible to vote in parliamentary elections. The Conservative Party has pledged to... Recent NewsSpeeches
Lord Lexden delivers his final address to mark the tercentenary of the Hanoverian succession 21st November 2014 On 20 November he spoke at a meeting of the British-German Association, concluding his series of three addresses on the crisis in British politics created by... Recent News
Who invented the dinner jacket? 20th November 2014 The DJ was not invented by New York’s Tuxedo Club in 1886 (letter, Nov.14). One of the club’s members, James Potter Brown, was introduced to it in England by... Articles
Lord Lexden re-emphasises the need for action to get more young people on the electoral register 12th November 2014 Having spoken on a number of occasions about the issue—vital for the future of our democracy— Lord Lexden returned to it once more during the report stage of... Recent News
Lord Lexden joins leading lawyers in highlighting threat to libel law reform in Northern Ireland 11th November 2014 In debates in the Lords, Alistair Lexden has consistently pressed for libel law reform in Northern Ireland to bring the Province back into line with England and... Recent News