Gladstone and slavery Friday, 23 August, 2024 Ever since the dangerous left-wing movement, Black Lives Matter, started making wild allegations about various people in the past, William Gladstone has been subject to grave slurs about his attitude to slavery. Alistair Lexden responded to the most recent of them in a letter published in The Daily Telegraph on 22 August. SIR - “Decolonisation training experts” in Wales (report, August 20) will... Articles
Lord Lexden recalls Margaret Thatcher's association with his Essex birthplace 10th May 2013 In an article published in The Essex County Standard on May 3, Alistair Lexden looked back at the two years in the late 1940s when the future great Tory leader... Recent News
Lord Lexden and his fellow members of the Lords Constitution Committee publish a report on protecting the rights of Parliament 1st May 2013 For many years governments have often taken action (and spent public money) to prepare for institutional changes before Parliament has passed legislation... Recent News
Lord Lexden looks back at precedents for Margaret Thatcher's funeral 17th April 2013 Alistair Lexden's letter in The Times argues that it's wrong to say that Wednesday’s funeral had many precedents. Churchill’s funeral is the only one that bears... Recent News
Lord Lexden offers a personal Unionist perspective on Margaret Thatcher's Northern Ireland policy 14th April 2013 Writing in the Daily Telegraph, Lord Lexden reflects on the signing of the Anglo-Irish Agreement in 1985. Recent News
Lord Lexden, historian of the Carlton Club, pays tribute to Margaret Thatcher on behalf of the Club 9th April 2013 Lord Lexden reflects on the deep mutual affection between the Carlton Club and Lady Thatcher. Recent News
Lord Lexden speaks at the Oxford Literary Festival 22nd March 2013 He was one of the contributors to this prestigious event on March 20 when he discussed the acute controversies surrounding Enoch Powell’s role in the... Recent News
Lord Lexden expresses concern over the government's delay in deciding a key economic issue in Northern Ireland 18th March 2013 Should Northern Ireland be given the power to settle its own rate of corporation tax? Prolonged consideration has been given to the issue and a decision is... Recent News
Lord Lexden presses for change in the Duchy of Cornwall 14th March 2013 The Succession to the Crown Bill, currently before Parliament, lays down that the eldest child of the monarch, whether male or female, shall in future succeed... Recent News
Lord Lexden calls attention again to the oppression of homosexuals in Commonwealth countries 14th March 2013 He returned to this grave issue - on which he introduced a debate last October - on March 13 when a further debate took place in the Lords. Recent News