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
Prime Ministerial congratulations 24th November 2017 Many congratulations on the publication of your 250th letter to The Times—extending your record of the largest number of contributions to their letters page in... Recent News
Gladstone and slavery 23rd November 2017 On November 16, The Times reported that students in Liverpool were campaigning to have Gladstone’s name removed from a university building because he was not a... Articles
Devolution and Whitehall 21st November 2017 Very sketchy and inadequate arrangements have been made to keep the three devolved governments in close touch with the UK government. Formal meetings are rare... Speeches
"Phantoms of hope" for devolution in Northern Ireland 15th November 2017 On 14 November, the Lords passed the Northern Ireland Budget Bill, an emergency measure to provide funds for public services in the Province. The Bill was made... Speeches
Online voting 8th November 2017 As a historian, Alistair Lexden devotes much time to thinking and writing about the past, but he does not neglect the future. He is a Patron of the Institute of... Articles
A new Lords Deputy Chairman 7th November 2017 On 6 November, Alistair Lexden was formally appointed as a Deputy Chairman of Committees in the Lords, becoming one of a group of some 20 drawn from all parties... Recent News
Oscar Wilde's prison books 3rd November 2017 A prominent Liberal politician came to Oscar Wilde’s aid after his conviction and imprisonment in 1895. An article in TLS: The Times Literary Supplement on... Articles
The Balfour Declaration 2nd November 2017 On 2 November 1917, Lord Balfour, then Foreign Secretary, signed a short 67-word letter to Lord Rothschild, a leader of the British-Jewish community, containing... Articles
250th letter in The Times - and a record 31st October 2017 Alistair Lexden’s letter in The Times on October 30 (see below) was his 250th in what is generally regarded as the most famous letters page in the world. The... Articles
