A gay college Monday, 17 November, 2025 From the 1880s onwards, homosexuals flourished at King’s College, Cambridge. Colourful characters abounded. Simon Goldhill recalls many of them in a new book which Alistair Lexden discussed in the attached review published in Parliament’s magazine The House on 17 November. Queer Cambridge. An Alternative History By Simon Goldhill Published by Cambridge University Press The title is misleading... Articles
Churchill’s “Disapeerage” 1st September 2015 The size of the House of Lords is attracting much critical comment. In a letter published in The Times on September 1, Alistair Lexden suggested that an idea of... Articles
A Gay Lord 1st September 2015 The 18th Earl of Devon, who died on August 18, had an interesting forebear. Alistair Lexden provided details about him in a letter published in The Daily... Articles
The Longest Reign in Historical Perspective 24th August 2015 The Queen will shortly become Britain’s longest-reigning monarch. A book published last week (and reviewed below) looks back in entertaining fashion at her... Articles
The First One Nation Tory 22nd August 2015 Stanley Baldwin, leader of the Conservative Party from 1923 to 1937, invented the phrase one nation. Alistair Lexden discussed the significance of his career in... Articles
Chilcot Precedent 22nd August 2015 It has been reported that the current head of the army may be criticised in the long-delayed report of the Chilcot inquiry into the Iraq war. A precedent exists... Articles
Follow my example - Lords Online 12th August 2015 How can the work of members of the House of Lords be made more transparent? There is a simple answer, as Alistair Lexden pointed out in a letter published in... Articles
Saviour of the Proms 3rd August 2015 The Proms only exist today because of the generosity of a naturalised German financier, Sir Edgar Speyer, who became the target of a relentless campaign of... Articles
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
Lyonsdown Prize Day 2015 23rd July 2015 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... Recent News
