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 delivers his final address to mark the tercentenary of the Hanoverian succession 21st November 2014 On 20 November he spoke at a meeting of the British-German Association, concluding his series of three addresses on the crisis in British politics created by... Recent News
Who invented the dinner jacket? 20th November 2014 The DJ was not invented by New York’s Tuxedo Club in 1886 (letter, Nov.14). One of the club’s members, James Potter Brown, was introduced to it in England by... Articles
Lord Lexden re-emphasises the need for action to get more young people on the electoral register 12th November 2014 Having spoken on a number of occasions about the issue—vital for the future of our democracy— Lord Lexden returned to it once more during the report stage of... Recent News
Lord Lexden joins leading lawyers in highlighting threat to libel law reform in Northern Ireland 11th November 2014 In debates in the Lords, Alistair Lexden has consistently pressed for libel law reform in Northern Ireland to bring the Province back into line with England and... Recent News
Telegraph: Putin's rewriting of history 11th November 2014 President Putin claims that "Britain and France had destroyed any chance for an anti-fascist front with the Munich Agreement"("There was nothing wrong with the... Articles
Lord Lexden takes up a housing issue 6th November 2014 Should builders providing homes for disabled people have to meet stringent, uniform requirements in all circumstances? The issue came before the Lords on... Recent News
Lord Lexden explains why the tercentenary of the Hanoverian succession should be commemorated 5th November 2014 In a number of articles and addresses Alistair Lexden has discussed various aspects of the Hanoverian succession to the throne 300 years ago, chiefly from the... Articles
Devolution: ‘Should Joe Chamberlain be our guide?’, asks Lord Lexden 30th October 2014 Devolution is now the most important question in British politics. On its resolution hangs the future unity of our country. During a full debate on the subject... Recent NewsSpeeches
'Peel in Caricature' launch in House of Lords 28th October 2014 The Tamworth based Peel Society recently launched their new publication Peel in Caricature in the House of Lords. Recent News
