Tattooing the Royals 25th June 2018 The Duke of Cambridge is visiting the Middle East this week. An article in The Times on June 23 urged him to “get a tattoo of the Jerusalem cross on his arm, as... Articles
Empire and Commonwealth troops in the First World War - a further tribute 25th June 2018 Alistair Lexden’s recent Lords debate on the contribution made by Empire and Commonwealth troops during the First World War( see below) led to him being... Articles
Bridge or Tunnel? 15th June 2018 Calls are being made for the building of a bridge between Scotland and Northern Ireland. Prominent supporters include the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) on... Articles
The First Duke of Sussex 23rd May 2018 Prince Harry is now the Second Duke of Sussex. What was the first one like? Alistair Lexden revealed some of his quirks of character in a letter published in... Articles
Wellington's test 19th May 2018 Writing in The Spectator on 12 May, Charles Moore regretted that the present (ninth) Duke of Wellington had not followed the example of his famous predecessor... Articles
Asquith's 400 new peers - a precedent for Brexit? 19th May 2018 The House of Lords has been strongly criticised in certain quarters for amending the EU Withdrawal Bill in a number of significant respects. Some people are... Articles
Enoch Powell and conservatism 4th May 2018 The recent 50th anniversary of Enoch Powell’s ‘rivers of blood’ speech brought out his critics in force. What is insufficiently appreciated is that... Articles
Poor quality special advisors 3rd May 2018 Nearly 90 temporary civil servants, known as Special Advisers, work directly for government ministers, assisting them with the party political aspects of their... Articles
The Fawcetts - a unique tribute 2nd May 2018 On 24 April, Dame Millicent Fawcett, leader of the highly successful, law-abiding women’s suffragist campaign, became the first woman to be commemorated by a... Articles
