The Dreary Steeples Emerging Once Again 15th November 2016 Gladstone famously declared that he had a mission to pacify Ireland. His botched home rule legislation of the 1880s and I890s led not to peace, but to greater... Articles
The Eleventh Hour 10th November 2016 The First World War ended at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918. The famous rhythmic sequence would not exist but for a senior... Articles
Princess Margaret's sacrifice 9th November 2016 The news that Prince Harry may wish to marry a divorced woman prompted The Daily Telegraph to publish an article on November 1 about other members of the Royal... Articles
Brexit and the Lords 8th November 2016 Will there be moves in the House of Lords to try and block Brexit, as some press reports have suggested? Alistair Lexden commented on the proper role of the... Articles
Suez 60 years on 3rd November 2016 Alistair Lexden delivered a lecture on the life and work of Anthony Eden on 10 May (see below). In the attached article published in The House: Parliament’s... Articles
Raine and the Tories 27th October 2016 The obituaries of Raine Spencer, stepmother of Princess Diana and chatelaine of Althorp in Northamptonshire who died on October 21, said little about her work... Articles
Diana's stepmother deserves a plaque 27th October 2016 This was the headline above a letter from Alistair Lexden which appeared in the London Evening Standard on October 25, reminding its readers that the colourful... Articles
Our manifesto commitment to British citizens abroad 21st October 2016 Throughout his time in the Lords, Alistair Lexden has argued the case for extending the right to vote in parliamentary elections to all our fellow countrymen... Articles
Churchill's example 14th October 2016 Some people take the view that at the recent party conference in Birmingham Mrs May should have done more to reach out to those Conservatives who voted to... Articles
