The fascists' press baron Friday, 22 November, 2024 The following letter was published in The New Statesman on 22 November. Lord Northcliiffe was the greatest press baron of his time, but cannot be censured for supporting fascism. It got substantial press backing from elsewhere. Alison Phillips (The Critics, 8 November) states that “Northcliffe supported Oswald Mosley’s Blackshirts and the Nazis”. That would have been difficult since Northcliffe... Articles
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
Why the party of Sir Robert Peel must support the reform of his Metropolitan Police Service today 2nd December 2022 On 1 December, Alistair Lexden introduced a short debate in the Lords on the urgent need for the reform of the Metropolitan Police. The text of his speech... Speeches
Stanley Baldwin's gift to the nation 2nd December 2022 In June 1919, when he was Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Stanley Baldwin had a famous letter published in The Times, signed FST, in an attempt to... Articles
