"You will be held to account," Lord Lexden tells Labour Wednesday, 2 April, 2025 After inflicting two heavy defeats on the Government, on 1 April the House of Lords reluctantly gave way to the large Labour majority in the Commons, and ended its opposition to the withdrawal of business rates relief from independent schools with charitable status - a deplorable and discriminatory move which means that for the first time these schools will pay taxes that have never been levied on... Speeches
Crime and corruption in the Met: Home Office dither and delay 28th November 2023 When Sir Mark Rowley was appointed Commissioner of the Met last year, he vowed to get rid of the criminals and the incompetent officers within the ranks who... Recent NewsSpeeches
We need an independent review of Ted Heath allegations 21st November 2023 Ted Heath has been betrayed by the Home Office and the government – we need a new independent review of the allegations against him. Read Lord Lexden's most... Articles
Labour's education tax 17th November 2023 Labour want to slap VAT on independent school fees. This would be a tax on education and learning. There is no precedent for such a thing in British history... Articles
Better bones and better education 10th November 2023 These were the two subjects which Alistair Lexden addressed in his speech in the Lords on 9 November during the debate which followed the King’s Speech at the... Speeches
Churchill and immigration 10th November 2023 In a letter published in The Daily Telegraph on 7 November, Alistair Lexden questioned whether Churchill would have approved of the strident way in which some... Articles
The many achievements of Neville Chamberlain 6th November 2023 A new history of Britain between the wars by Simon Heffer covers a huge amount of ground. It deserves particular praise for showing how greatly the country... Articles
The Labour Party and Independent schools 30th October 2023 Alistair Lexden has a long connection with the independent schools. He is currently President of the Independent Schools Association (ISA), which has some 650... Articles
Ted Heath: betrayed by the Home Office and the Government 26th October 2023 There is an overwhelming - some say unanswerable - case for an independent review of a number of allegations of child sex abuse made against Ted Heath after his... Recent News
Tamworth and the Tories 24th October 2023 On 19 October, Labour won its biggest by-election victory over the Conservatives since the Second World war in Tamworth, a seat that has a special significance... Recent News
