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
Chamberlain and Churchill - a perfect partnership 26th July 2018 Neville Chamberlain is the principal focus of Alistair Lexden’s historical work this year. The following article, published in the August/September issue of The... Articles
Should civil partnerships be extended to brothers and sisters? 23rd July 2018 On 20 July, Alistair Lexden set out at length the reasons why this should be done in his speech moving the Second Reading of a Private Member’s Bill which he... Speeches
Justice for Ted Heath - the case for an inquiry 16th July 2018 Having demanded an inquiry in the Lords on July 12 (see below), Alistair Lexden summarised the reasons why it is essential in a letter published in The Times on... Speeches
Justice for Ted Heath - the continuing campaign 13th July 2018 Alistair Lexden is one of a number of people in public life who are demanding an independent inquiry into Operation Conifer which ended last year in a highly... Speeches
The Tories and the creation of the NHS 6th July 2018 On 5 July, the Lords held a debate to mark the 70th anniversary of the NHS. Predictably, a number of Labour peers claimed that Nye Bevan was its sole architect... Speeches
Was Churchill sexually abused at school? 5th July 2018 Michael Dobbs, best-selling novelist and Conservative peer, told an audience at a literary festival that it may well have happened in a speech reported in The... Articles
A landmark election a century on 2nd July 2018 On 2 July, Alistair Lexden, Chairman of the Conservative History Group, addressed members of the Liberal Democrat History Group on the 1918 general election and... Speeches
International students at sixth form colleges 27th June 2018 Alistair Lexden is President of the Council for Independent Education (CIFE) whose member colleges are specialists in preparing international students for entry... Articles
Secondary Legislation - rebuking the Government 26th June 2018 What is generally known as secondary legislation takes the form of statutory instruments (SIs), often detailed and technical in nature, which give effect to... Speeches
