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
Tattooing the Royals 25th June 2018 The Duke of Cambridge is visiting the Middle East this week. An article in The Times on June 23 urged him to “get a tattoo of the Jerusalem cross on his arm, as... Articles
Empire and Commonwealth troops in the First World War - a further tribute 25th June 2018 Alistair Lexden’s recent Lords debate on the contribution made by Empire and Commonwealth troops during the First World War( see below) led to him being... Articles
Alistair Lexden delivers lecture on Ted Heath 21st June 2018 The current Lord Speaker of the House of Lords, Lord Fowler, has instituted a series of lectures, to which members of the House and others outside it are... Speeches
Bridge or Tunnel? 15th June 2018 Calls are being made for the building of a bridge between Scotland and Northern Ireland. Prominent supporters include the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) on... Articles
Britain's Saviours - Empire and Commonwealth troops in the First World War 5th June 2018 A number of debates have been held in the Lords to commemorate the centenary of the First World War. On 4 June, Alistair Lexden added another one in order to... Speeches
Continuing deadlock in Northern Ireland 24th May 2018 Sixteen months have now passed since Northern Ireland’s devolved government collapsed. Its restoration is not in prospect. The local parties remain far apart... Speeches
The First Duke of Sussex 23rd May 2018 Prince Harry is now the Second Duke of Sussex. What was the first one like? Alistair Lexden revealed some of his quirks of character in a letter published in... Articles
Wellington's test 19th May 2018 Writing in The Spectator on 12 May, Charles Moore regretted that the present (ninth) Duke of Wellington had not followed the example of his famous predecessor... Articles
Asquith's 400 new peers - a precedent for Brexit? 19th May 2018 The House of Lords has been strongly criticised in certain quarters for amending the EU Withdrawal Bill in a number of significant respects. Some people are... Articles
