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
Ulster-Scotland link 27th January 2018 On January 24, The Times reported that the Democratic Unionist Party wanted “ a 25-mile bridge or tunnel” (costing some £20 billion) between Northern Ireland... Articles
That statue again 26th January 2018 After telling the readers of The Times what he thought about the statue of Margaret Thatcher designed for Parliament Square (see below), Alistair Lexden... Articles
Justice for Bishop Bell 23rd January 2018 Alistair Lexden is a member of the George Bell Group, which was formed after the Church of England decided in 2015 to pay compensation to an unnamed woman who... Recent News
An insult to Margaret Thatcher 19th January 2018 For some months, a plan to erect a statue of Margaret Thatcher in Parliament Square has been under discussion. The statue has been described by its sculptor... Articles
Prince Charles at Gordonstoun 8th January 2018 A recent episode of the popular Netflix series on the royal family featured Prince Charles’s schooldays at Gordonstoun. Was he badly treated? Alistair Lexden... Articles
Prince Charles, the busiest royal 8th January 2018 On December 29, an article in The Times carried the headline ‘Princess Anne crowned busiest royal’. This was seriously misleading, as Alistair Lexden made clear... Recent News
Airey Neave remembered 2nd January 2018 In a recent interview, one of the new Tory MPs elected last year, Kemi Badenoch, who is already making her mark, revealed that her political hero is Airey Neave... Articles
Dick the Bad: History's Most Famous Murder Suspect 31st December 2017 An excellent, well-written new life of King Richard III by a Conservative MP was published recently. A review of it by Alistair Lexden follows. Richard III... Articles
Book review: Back from historical oblivion 24th December 2017 The 5th Marquess of Lansdowne had a long and important career at home and abroad which ended abruptly a century ago in November 1917. A sudden fall from grace... Articles
