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
Who was Bonar Law? 20th November 2020 Asquith, the Liberal Party leader, is said to have described Bonar Law (1858-1923), in much quoted words, as “the unknown Prime Minister”. Alistair Lexden... Articles
Massive Government defeat in the Lords 13th November 2020 On 9 November, the Lords amended the Government’s controversial Internal Market Bill by removing from it the clauses that would authorise the breaking of... Recent News
The real Neville Chamberlain 9th November 2020 Chamberlain is the most misunderstood statesman in modern British history. Alistair Lexden tackled the misconceptions in his booklet, Neville Chamberlain... Articles
Winston's words of warning 9th November 2020 Boris Johnson is in deep trouble. Will he be able to rescue his reputation and his political authority? In a letter published in The Sunday Times on November 8... Articles
The Union with Scotland "imperilled" 5th November 2020 Is the Union between Scotland and the rest of the United Kingdom going to survive? A question that would once have been regarded as utterly absurd is now being... Recent News
Captain Anthony Eden M.C. 5th November 2020 A lengthy report in The Times on November 2 gave details of a forthcoming auction of the Military Cross and other medals awarded to Anthony Eden during the... Articles
Conservative History Journal 2020 28th October 2020 The Journal is published annually by the Conservative History Group, of which Alistair Lexden is Chairman. It is edited by Stephen Parkinson, Lord Parkinson of... Recent News
Sir Robert Peel - a lifelong opponent of slavery 20th October 2020 A question was asked in the House of Lords on 19 October about the future of our country’s historic statues. The Minister, who replied for the Government... Speeches
Churchill's scheme for English regions 19th October 2020 There are some who advocate the creation of a parliament for England now that the other three parts of the United Kingdom have their own legislatures. In a... Articles
