A gay king and his lover Monday, 25 November, 2024 The book review that follows was published in Parliament’s magazine The House on 25 November. Its editor was kind enough to say that “your review of Buckingham is the best thing in the magazine.” The Scapegoat: The Brilliant Brief Life of the Duke of Buckingham By Lucy Hughes-Hallett Published by 4th Estate King James I of England and VI of Scotland(1566-1625) liked men around him, lots of them... Articles
Lord Liverpool - our greatest Prime Minister? 26th January 2021 A new biography of Lord Liverpool argues that he deserves the highest place, above all other prime ministers. Alistair Lexden is unconvinced, as he explains in... Articles
Stanley Baldwin's gay, left-wing son 24th January 2021 An interesting article in The Daily Telegraph on January 21 considered how the children of a number of prime ministers have coped with the pressure of having a... Articles
Northern Ireland's centenary year 24th January 2021 Northern Ireland’s current system of government is not working well. This is the year to improve it, Alistair Lexden argued in a letter published in The Times... Articles
Our longest-serving Foreign Secretary 21st January 2021 A short piece about a new biography of Sir Edward Grey was commissioned from Alistair Lexden by Parliament’s House Magazine where it has been published. A... Articles
Disabled people in Northern Ireland suffer as ministers wrangle 21st January 2021 After years of campaigning and cross-party pressure in Parliament, a scheme was announced in 2019 to provide compensation payments to severely disabled people... Speeches
When the lamps went out in 1914 14th January 2021 The analogy between the extinguishing of lamps and the end of peace in 1914 is well-known. It was made by Sir Edward Grey, the Foreign Secretary at the time. He... Articles
Bonar Law's remarkable story told in Lexden film 13th January 2021 Alistair Lexden provided an introduction to his film about Bonar Law (Conservative Party leader, 1911-21 and 1922-23; Prime Minister, 1922-23) in an article... Recent News
Northern Ireland betrayed by its Executive 12th January 2021 In 2013, landmark legislation, the Defamation Act, struck a new and much fairer balance between the rights of claimants and defendants in libel cases. The Act... Speeches
A novel way of getting a peerage 12th January 2021 8 January was the centenary of Chequers in Berkshire becoming the prime minister’s official country residence. Lloyd George moved in very happily in 1921. The... Articles
