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 discusses plans for the development of the Conservative History Group 17th August 2012 In his capacity as Co-Chairman of the Conservative History Group, Lord Lexden held discussions on August 17 with its new Director, Mr Stephen Parkinson, who is... Recent News
Lord Lexden reminds Conservatives that Mrs Pankhurst joined their Party in the 1920s 8th August 2012 Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst, the famous leader of the women's suffragette movement, held strong left-wing opinions during most of her life. In the 1920s, however... Recent News
Lord Lexden backs reforms to tackle election fraud and calls for full voting rights for British citizens abroad 24th July 2012 In a major speech on the Second Reading of the Electoral Registration and Administration Bill in the Lords on July 24, Lord Lexden welcomed the government’s... Recent News
"Give more children in care the benefits of a boarding school education", says Lord Lexden 18th July 2012 At question time in the Lords on July 18, Lord Lexden praised the growing financial support that is being provided to enable children in care to obtain places... Recent News
Lord Lexden on the Liberal Democrats and Lords reform 11th July 2012 In a letter published in The Daily Telegraph on July 11, Lord Lexden took issue with the Party’s claim to have been a consistent advocate of a fully elected... Recent News
Lord Lexden calls for increased support for the world’s largest health programme 4th July 2012 Speaking in a short debate in the Lords on July 4, Lord Lexden asked the government to put more money into the Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and... Recent News
Lord Lexden pays tribute to the voluntary sector in Northern Ireland 21st June 2012 In a speech in the Lords on June 21 Lord Lexden drew attention to the extensive work being done in all sections of the community with the help and support of... Recent News
Lord Lexden publishes assessment of Enoch Powell and Northern Ireland 16th June 2012 Lord Lexden has written a full account of this final stage of Powell’s career which appears in a new, widely reviewed book. Recent News
Lord Lexden on the future of the House of Lords 9th June 2012 His views on some of the main issues in the current debate about the future of the Lords were published as part of a major feature in The Essex County Standard. Recent News