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
Lord Lexden and his Constitution Committee colleagues publish report on the Lord Chancellorship 15th December 2014 Alistair Lexden has been a member of the Lords all-party Select Committee on the Constitution since 2012. The Committee began a detailed inquiry into the office... Recent News
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Lord Lexden urges the government to maintain its spending on health research and development 9th December 2014 AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis are the three great killer diseases in the world today. Government spending is vital in the search for new drugs that will combat... SpeechesRecent News
Lord Lexden responds to a major Northern Ireland announcement in the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement 5th December 2014 In his Autumn Statement on December 3, the Chancellor announced that the government intended to devolve corporation tax rates to the Northern Ireland Executive... Recent News
Lord Lexden calls for all-party agreement on a code of electoral conduct 2nd December 2014 A hard-fought election campaign lies ahead next year. All the political parties need to commit themselves clearly to the highest standards in all aspects of... Recent NewsSpeeches
Royal Assassin - Roderick MacLean 1st December 2014 Queen Victoria scarcely turned a hair when on March 2, 1882, Roderick Maclean became the seventh person to try and kill her (“ Mad poet who shot at Victoria”... Articles
Lord Lexden welcomes surge in interest in classics in schools 28th November 2014 Latin is now being taught in more state schools than independents. Alistair Lexden drew attention to this significant development during question time in the... Recent NewsSpeeches
Lord Lexden takes part in Lords debate on First World War centenary 27th November 2014 Lord Lexden has taken part in a Lords debate on the centenary of the First World War. The debate, which dealt specifically with the contributions made to the... SpeechesRecent News
'Sign up more British citizens overseas to vote’, says Lord Lexden 26th November 2014 British citizens who have been living abroad for less than fifteen years are eligible to vote in parliamentary elections. The Conservative Party has pledged to... Recent NewsSpeeches
