A great Prime Minister's early death Thursday, 11 July, 2024 Prime minister at the age of 24, the Younger Pitt died when he was 46 in 1806 after serving in the highest political office for eighteen years, a term exceeded in length only by Walpole. His health was never robust. It is well-known that he added to his problems by drinking heavily, and it is often said that drink killed him. Far from that being the case, the illness that proved fatal to him can... Articles
Veale: the Home Office's failure 26th January 2023 Alistair Lexden has repeatedly called on the Home Office to bring an end to a long-running scandal, which has enabled Mike Veale, a former police chief accused... Speeches
Bringing state and independent schools together 17th January 2023 Keir Starmer recently launched an attack on independent schools with his plans to put VAT on fees and other changes. What he ought to be doing is encouraging... ArticlesSpeeches
Portrait of Boris Johnson at the Carlton Club 'a great mistake' 13th January 2023 On 10 January, Boris Johnson unveiled a portrait of himself at the Carlton Club. Alistair Lexden criticised the Club in a letter published in The Daily... Articles
Conservative History Journal 30th December 2022 A new edition of the Conservative History Journal, now in its 20th year, has been published this month. Its seventy pages cover a wide variety of topics... Recent News
Tom Watson atones 27th December 2022 There has been much criticism of the award of a peerage to Tom Watson, the former deputy leader of the Labour Party, on the recommendation of Keir Starmer... Articles
Veale: a disgraced policeman to oversee a police force 22nd December 2022 Outrage has been expressed on several occasions this year in the Lords about Mike Veale, who conducted a biased investigation of child sex allegations against... Speeches
How to stop Tory MPs leaving in droves 20th December 2022 An article in The Spectator magazine of 3 December expressed concern about the number of Tory MPs who are intending to retire at the next election. ‘This loss... Articles
How an Irish state was created 100 years ago 19th December 2022 “You have agreed to a revolution in Ireland.” So said Edward Carson, the famous leader of the Irish Unionists, as the legislation giving full internal self... Articles
The Conservative Party and Northern Ireland 6th December 2022 On 5 December, the Lords debated and passed emergency legislation to postpone further elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly because of the continuing... Speeches