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F. E. Smith, Ist Earl of Birkenhead (1872-1930), a brilliant barrister and controversial Tory politician, was famous for his legendary wit, invariably employed...

A well-reviewed history of the Carlton Club was published to mark its 175 th anniversary in 2007. Alistair Lexden (then Alistair Cooke) is co-author of The...

The Independent Schools Association (ISA), of which Alistair Lexden is President, has for the first time in its history established a headquarters office...

In his capacity as President of the Independent Schools Association (ISA)—which works on behalf of the heads of 370 independent schools—Alistair Lexden had the...

Alistair Lexden spoke to teachers and parents - and met the youngest person (aged two months) on the application list for a future place - after presenting the...

On July 8 Alistair Lexden presented prizes at Thorpe Hall School, near Southend, Essex; on July 10 he performed the same pleasant duty at Lyonsdown School in...

The Government is due to introduce a new British Bill of Rights to replace Labour’s Human Rights Act 1998. Key issues relating to this important constitutional...

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...

On 30 June Alistair Lexden delivered a lecture as part of a series entitled ‘Parliamentarians on Parliamentarians’ held in Speaker’s House and chaired by the...