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
Who were the first Asians to sit in Parliament? 16th December 2020 Three were elected to the House of Commons, and another became a peer, between 1892 and 1929. Their lives have been told by Lord (Mahomed) Sheikh, a... Articles
Final words on that Thatcher Statue 15th December 2020 On a number of occasions since 2017—most recently on 7 December ( see below)—Alistair Lexden has castigated a truly dreadful statue of Mrs Thatcher. In a letter... Articles
Thatcher painting mystery published 7th December 2020 Earlier this year, Alistair Lexden wrote up the results of prolonged researches, undertaken with an art dealer, Daniel Hadden, into a mysterious painting of Mrs... Articles
Mrs Thatcher demeaned by statue 7th December 2020 A ten-foot tall bronze statue of Mrs Thatcher, said to have cost £300,000, by an award-winning sculptor, Douglas Jennings, has become the subject of heated... Articles
Carrie's novel inspiration? 22nd November 2020 In a letter published in The Sunday Times on November 22, Alistair Lexden wondered if a famous novel had contributed to the extraordinary events at 10 Downing... Articles
Who was Bonar Law? 20th November 2020 Asquith, the Liberal Party leader, is said to have described Bonar Law (1858-1923), in much quoted words, as “the unknown Prime Minister”. Alistair Lexden... Articles
The real Neville Chamberlain 9th November 2020 Chamberlain is the most misunderstood statesman in modern British history. Alistair Lexden tackled the misconceptions in his booklet, Neville Chamberlain... Articles
