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
Politicians and projectiles 22nd May 2019 A light-hearted article in The Times on May 21 discussed the new fashion for dousing election candidates with milkshakes. In a letter published in the paper on... Articles
40th anniversary of Mrs Thatcher's first election victory 20th May 2019 Alistair Lexden was asked to give a short address at a reception in the House of Lords on 20 May to mark the 40th anniversary of the start of Mrs Thatcher’s... Speeches
Protecting Parliament's archives 15th May 2019 The grave damage done by the fire in Notre Dame last month has increased concern about the danger of a similar catastrophe at the Palace of Westminster, which... Recent News
A great man who was not a Tory 7th May 2019 William Wilberforce will always be revered for the leading part he played in the long campaign to secure the abolition of the slave trade which was finally... Articles
The first woman Prime Minister and her defamed predecessor 7th May 2019 Each week, Parliament’s House Magazine includes a diary piece by a member of the Lords. Having written it from time to time in the past, Alistair Lexden was... Articles
Our democratic police watchdogs seven years on 30th April 2019 Britain’s Police and Crime Commissioners, forty in number, were elected for the first time on pitifully small turn-outs in 2012. Surveys show that nearly half... Speeches
A famous death by drowning 30th April 2019 In June 1916, a national hero, Lord Kitchener, was drowned off the Orkneys. Official documents, recording what happened, remained classified for far too long... Articles
The Conservative Party's greatest crisis ever? 27th April 2019 In Alistair Lexden’s judgement, the Conservative Party is now facing the greatest crisis in its long history. Sadly, this government has failed to meet the huge... Articles
Barbaric Brunei 12th April 2019 Widespread outrage has been expressed about the Brunei government’s introduction of Sharia law, under which homosexuals can be stoned to death. On 11 April... Speeches
