Remembering Ian Gow 30th July 2015 Ian Gow gained political immortality as Margaret Thatcher’s PPS during her first government from 1979 to 1983. He was her closest confidant and counsellor. Articles
Royal Nazi Salutes 20th July 2015 Much comment appeared in the media following the publication on July 18 of a film clip which showed the Queen as a young girl and her mother, the then Duchess... Articles
Youngest MP 18th July 2015 Mhairi Black, the 20-year-old SNP MP elected in May, has been widely described as the youngest MP since 1667. Articles
Queen “goes to heaven” 14th July 2015 In a letter published in The Times on July 14, Alistair Lexden described the closing stage of a large children’s party held in connection with Queen Victoria’s... Articles
Ex-Tory boosts The Daily Telegraph 3rd July 2015 June 29 marked the 160th anniversary of the first issue of The Telegraph. In a letter published in the paper on July 2, Alistair Lexden explained the part that... ArticlesRecent News
A Firm Stand against the IRA 25th June 2015 25 years ago today the IRA bombed the Carlton Club in St James’s Street, London. Alistair Lexden—official historian of the Club as well as of the Conservative... Recent NewsArticles
Origins of Tories’ right-to-buy policy 22nd June 2015 An article in The Times on June 20 asserted that proposals to give council tenants the right to buy their homes had helped sweep Margaret Thatcher to power in... Articles
The Prime Minister and his Chief of Staff 19th June 2015 In a letter published in The Spectator on 20 June, Alistair Lexden, a former Deputy Director of the Conservative Research Department, recalled the circumstances... Articles
Edward VIII and Mrs Simpson 8th June 2015 On June 4 The Daily Telegraph reported that a Rolls-Royce used by Edward VIII to drive Mrs Simpson in secret was up for sale. In a letter published in The... Articles
