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 is installed as President of the Independent Schools Association 17th May 2013 Alistair Lexden received his badge of office on May 17 at the Association's annual conference, held this year at Eastbourne on the theme of school leadership. Recent News
Lord Lexden recalls Margaret Thatcher's association with his Essex birthplace 10th May 2013 In an article published in The Essex County Standard on May 3, Alistair Lexden looked back at the two years in the late 1940s when the future great Tory leader... Recent News
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Lord Lexden looks back at precedents for Margaret Thatcher's funeral 17th April 2013 Alistair Lexden's letter in The Times argues that it's wrong to say that Wednesday’s funeral had many precedents. Churchill’s funeral is the only one that bears... Recent News
Lord Lexden offers a personal Unionist perspective on Margaret Thatcher's Northern Ireland policy 14th April 2013 Writing in the Daily Telegraph, Lord Lexden reflects on the signing of the Anglo-Irish Agreement in 1985. Recent News
Lord Lexden, historian of the Carlton Club, pays tribute to Margaret Thatcher on behalf of the Club 9th April 2013 Lord Lexden reflects on the deep mutual affection between the Carlton Club and Lady Thatcher. Recent News
Lord Lexden speaks at the Oxford Literary Festival 22nd March 2013 He was one of the contributors to this prestigious event on March 20 when he discussed the acute controversies surrounding Enoch Powell’s role in the... Recent News
Lord Lexden expresses concern over the government's delay in deciding a key economic issue in Northern Ireland 18th March 2013 Should Northern Ireland be given the power to settle its own rate of corporation tax? Prolonged consideration has been given to the issue and a decision is... Recent News
Lord Lexden presses for change in the Duchy of Cornwall 14th March 2013 The Succession to the Crown Bill, currently before Parliament, lays down that the eldest child of the monarch, whether male or female, shall in future succeed... Recent News
