The fascists' press baron Friday, 22 November, 2024 The following letter was published in The New Statesman on 22 November. Lord Northcliiffe was the greatest press baron of his time, but cannot be censured for supporting fascism. It got substantial press backing from elsewhere. Alison Phillips (The Critics, 8 November) states that “Northcliffe supported Oswald Mosley’s Blackshirts and the Nazis”. That would have been difficult since Northcliffe... Articles
A great bishop freed from injustice 26th August 2023 Many people campaigned to get Archbishop Welby to admit that he was wrong when he accepted in 2015 that Bishop George Bell, a towering figure in Christian... Articles
Sir Keith Park: Battling for Britain 20th August 2023 Alistair Lexden paid tribute to Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Park (1892-1975), a hero of the Second World War, in a letter published in The Sunday Telegraph on... Articles
How Stanley Baldwin lost the premiership a few months after achieving it, 100 years ago 9th August 2023 A snap general election, which destroyed a secure Conservative Government and brought the Labour party to power for the first time, took place on 6 December... Articles
How Archbishop Laud ended canine profanities 26th July 2023 Reference was made in a letter in The Daily Telegraph to the action taken by Archbishop William Laud (1573-1645) to control dogs in churches. Alistair Lexden... Articles
The hideous treatment of LGBT people in the Armed Forces 21st July 2023 Throughout his time in the Lords, Alistair Lexden has tried to do what he can to assist the interests of LGBT people. On 19 July, a report by Lord Etherton, a... Recent NewsSpeeches
Restoring the Lord Chancellor's lost glory 21st July 2023 The speech which follows was drafted for delivery in a debate on 20 July on a recent report from the Constitution Committee of the House of Lords. In the event... Speeches
Book Review: A Liberal Chronicle in Peace and War: Journals and Papers of J.A.Pease, 1st Lord Gainford, 1911-1915 18th July 2023 A Liberal Chronicle in Peace and War: Journals and Papers of J.A.Pease, 1st Lord Gainford, 1911-1915 Edited by Cameron Hazlehurst and Christine Woodland... Articles
Double Coronations 10th July 2023 This letter was published in The Times on July 10. It was prompted by comments in the paper following a national service of thanksgiving and dedication in St... Articles
Veale found guilty of gross misconduct 5th July 2023 For many months Alistair Lexden asked repeatedly about the long delay in starting proceedings in Cleveland at which the discredited former chief constable Mike... Recent News
