Clapping in Parliament 2nd June 2015 The new intake of SNP MPs were ticked off by the Speaker for breaching parliamentary convention by clapping during the debate on the Queen’s Speech at the end... Articles
The Tories and Northern Ireland 29th May 2015 As a strong supporter of the Union between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Alistair Lexden believes that the Conservative Party must be directly involved in... Recent NewsArticles
Prince of Wales’s pilgrimage 22nd May 2015 On May 20 the Prince of Wales visited Mullaghmore , Co. Sligo where his great-uncle, Lord Mountbatten, was murdered by the IRA on 27 August 1979. In a letter... Articles
Growth of the Privy Council 15th May 2015 It is a little known fact that the Privy Council, the Queen’s formal body of advsiers, has increased massively in size during recent years. Research by Alistair... ArticlesRecent News
Cameron and the record books 11th May 2015 On May 7 David Cameron returned to Downing Street with more seats and a higher share of the national vote than in 2010. That was a remarkable double achievement... Articles
Towards federalism? 6th May 2015 Support for a new federal constitution for the UK could help cement a Labour/ SNP deal, Alistair Lexden argued in a letter in The Times on May 6 . Articles
Labour and the Lib Dems 6th May 2015 In a letter published in The Daily Telegraph on May 6 (see below), Alistair Lexden drew attention to some key constitutional points that had not featured... Articles
The Tories and the Union 2nd May 2015 There has been much comment during the election campaign about the threat to the Union posed by the SNP. In a letter published in The Spectator on May 2... Articles
A Remarkable Tory Love Story 30th April 2015 There has long been great interest in the relationship between Disraeli and his colourful wife, Mary Anne. Neither of them conformed to the popular image of a... Articles