Stanley Baldwin's gay, left-wing son 24th January 2021 An interesting article in The Daily Telegraph on January 21 considered how the children of a number of prime ministers have coped with the pressure of having a... Articles
Northern Ireland's centenary year 24th January 2021 Northern Ireland’s current system of government is not working well. This is the year to improve it, Alistair Lexden argued in a letter published in The Times... Articles
Our longest-serving Foreign Secretary 21st January 2021 A short piece about a new biography of Sir Edward Grey was commissioned from Alistair Lexden by Parliament’s House Magazine where it has been published. A... Articles
When the lamps went out in 1914 14th January 2021 The analogy between the extinguishing of lamps and the end of peace in 1914 is well-known. It was made by Sir Edward Grey, the Foreign Secretary at the time. He... Articles
A novel way of getting a peerage 12th January 2021 8 January was the centenary of Chequers in Berkshire becoming the prime minister’s official country residence. Lloyd George moved in very happily in 1921. The... Articles
Rules for referendums and Boris Johnson's Scottish failures 11th January 2021 The following letter was published in The Daily Telegraph on 9 January, under the heading “How committed is the PM to saving the Union?” SIR - Nicola Sturgeon... Articles
Boris Johnson's Honours scandal 26th December 2020 Boris Johnson’s second list of new peers this year was published on 23 December. His 52 additions to the Lords in 2020 take the total size of the House to 830... Articles
Churchill and Bevan during the Second World War 22nd December 2020 We look back on the Second World War as a time when the country was united behind Churchill and his national government, a coalition of all parties, in the... Articles
Johnson and sovereignty 21st December 2020 In all the discussion in Parliament and the media about an EU trade deal, one small but central point has been lost to sight. Boris Johnson has said over and... Articles
