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
Justice for sibling couples - a response from the Government 25th March 2019 Continuing his campaign to secure justice for sibling couples by means of an oral question in the Lords on 21 March , Alistair Lexden asked the government... Speeches
Judging the House of Lords fairly 23rd March 2019 A strong case can be made for replacing the existing unelected House of Lords by an upper chamber with a membership determined by the votes of the people. But... Articles
Another stage in the 'Justice for siblings couples' campaign 18th March 2019 On 15 March, Alistair Lexden returned to his campaign on behalf of sibling couples who have made their lives together in jointly owned property. The Second... Speeches
Why the media fail to portray independent schools accurately 15th March 2019 That was the theme of an article by Alistair Lexden in a special spring schools supplement to The Spectator, published on 16 March. He was General Secretary of... Articles
The worst Government defeats in Parliament 14th March 2019 The Commons vote of 149 against Mrs May’s EU withdrawal agreement on 12 March was described in many parts of the media as the fourth worst government defeat... Articles
The Tories and Europe 14th March 2019 How did the Tories, who described themselves proudly as the party of Europe in the 1970s and 1980s, get themselves into a state of civil war over our membership... Articles
Airey Neave's Northern Ireland plan forty years ago 13th March 2019 On 12 March, the Lords discussed two important Northern Ireland Bills under highly unsatisfactory fast-track procedures, which Alistair Lexden criticised... Speeches
Letters from Queen Victoria go astray 13th March 2019 On March 9, The Times reported that a letter from Queen Victoria to Tennyson was up for auction in New York. For years it had been available in Lincoln, with... Articles
How Churchill's father wooed Irish nationalists 4th March 2019 On 15 December 1882, an Irishman, Myles Joyce, was hanged for the murder of a family of five in Maamtrasna on the Mayo/Galway border. He was an Irish speaker... Articles
