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
Will Stanley Baldwin's generous gesture be repeated? 7th April 2020 A letter in The Times on April 4 recalled Stanley Baldwin’s donation of one fifth of his wealth to the Treasury in 1919 as “a thank-offering” for victory in the... Articles
Whig and Tory Lotharios - Charles James Fox and Boris Johnson 3rd April 2020 On March 23, The Daily Telegraph reported that lipstick marks were being left on a statue of the famous 18th century Whig leader, Charles James Fox, at the... Articles
Finding a new Prime Minister in an emergency 2nd April 2020 In an article in The Times on April 1, Daniel Finkelstein wrote that the current crisis “has exposed a flaw in our constitutional arrangements.” There is no... Articles
The first Conservative college 1st April 2020 Research prompted by a mysterious photograph sent to Alistair Lexden led him to the first College set up by the Conservative Party in the 1920s to provide its... Articles
Harold Macmillan's resignation 29th March 2020 It is widely—and wrongly—believed that the Profumo scandal in the spring of 1963 brought down the Macmillan government. The error appeared again in The Times on... Recent News
Solving a Thatcher mystery 27th March 2020 At an antiques fair in November 2015, Daniel Hadden, a well-established art dealer, bought an unfinished and unsigned picture of Margaret Thatcher addressing... Recent News
A flattering likeness of Disraeli 25th March 2020 For some years, the oil painting of Disraeli— a flattering likeness, it must be said— pictured here was the pride of Alistair Lexden’s large collection of... Recent News
Two Police Commissioners asleep on their watch 19th March 2020 The Metropolitan Police have received massive criticism for their errors and misconduct during Operation Midland, the name given to the investigation of... Speeches
A new link between Westminster and Stormont 17th March 2020 On 15 January, the government announced the establishment of a new joint board on which the Northern Ireland Secretary will serve along with the First Minister... Speeches
