Labour's schools tax raid sums don't add up Monday, 16 June, 2025 The following letter was published in The Daily Telegraph on 16 June in slightly edited form. SIR – At the spending review, Rachel Reeves boasted proudly that she had ended “the tax loophole which exempted private schools from VAT”, a grossly misleading description of the tax exemption that those independent schools which are charities had always enjoyed. She and her party believe they can squeeze... Articles
Who created the NHS? 1st December 2023 The Labour Party want us to believe that they deserve all the credit, constantly boasting that Nye Bevan was the sole architect of the NHS. But Labour only... Recent NewsSpeeches
Ancient robes but no coronet 1st December 2023 Writing in The Spectator about the State Opening of Parliament on 7 November, Charles Moore, now a colleague in the Lords, mentioned that he was seated near... Articles
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
