Baldwin's election 13th November 2018 It was under this headline that a letter from Alistair Lexden was published in the TLS: The Times Literary Supplement on November 9. Sir, Jonathan Benthall (In... Articles
The new political world created in 1918 12th November 2018 Alistair Lexden was asked to write an article about the political aftermath of the First World War for Parliament’s House Magazine. The text of his article... Articles
How the 1918 Armistice came to be announced at the eleventh hour 3rd November 2018 A virtually unknown account of how the decision to announce the Armistice at 11am came to be made was published by Alistair Lexden in the main letter to The... Articles
A better class of insult 26th October 2018 In his Times column on October 24, Matthew Parris praised Disraeli’s repertoire of insults under the headline: “Our verbally abusive MPs have nothing on... Articles
A stylish survey of all our prime ministers 23rd October 2018 At the start of his career as a journalist in the mid-1980s, Andrew Gimson regretted the absence of a book that enabled the reader to gain a clear impression... Articles
Thatcher's law 9th October 2018 On October 6, The Times reported that “councils across the country are seeking to evade scrutiny by restricting media access to meetings”. In a letter published... Articles
A money-making Gladstone 5th October 2018 Despite having a wealthy father, William Gladstone was never a rich man. The Hawarden estate in Flintshire, which came into his family through his wife, was... Articles
Baldwin the builder 4th October 2018 It is widely thought, particularly in the Conservative Party, that Disraeli made life significantly better for ordinary people in the late nineteenth century... Articles
Death rather than dishonour 26th September 2018 A letter published in The Times on September 26 contained the amusing story of a Tory MP, Sir Walter Bromley-Davenport, who, when taken ill in the Commons... Articles
