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
A very rotten apple 7th April 2022 On 7 March ( see below), Alistair Lexden told the House of Lords that Mike Veale, the former Wiltshire police constable who tried to smear Ted Heath as a child... Speeches
Northern Ireland's place in the United Kingdom 7th April 2022 On 7 April, Alistair Lexden introduced a short debate about Northern Ireland in the House of Lords. The text of his speech follows. It was altered slightly in... Speeches
More music needed in our schools 30th March 2022 An all-party Commons report in 2019 sounded a note of alarm about “the crisis facing music education”. It pointed out that “the overall picture is one of... Speeches
A disgraced Commons Speaker and a jailed Peer 18th March 2022 The following letter was published in The Daily Telegraph on 18 March. SIR - The most appropriate way of registering strong disapproval of people in public life... Articles
A close friend of the Queen with a sense of fun 11th March 2022 The following obituary written by Alistair Lexden was published anonymously — as is the custom – in The Daily Telegraph on 10 March, with some editorial... Articles
A disgraced police chief with a fat police salary 11th March 2022 As Chief Constable for Wiltshire, Mike Veale conducted an irresponsible and biased investigation of child sex abuse allegations against Sir Edward Heath between... Recent News
The colonel who became a Tory fundraiser 9th March 2022 After a distinguished military career, Colonel Tony Aylmer devoted much time in his retirement to helping the Conservative Party. His obituary, published in The... Articles
Lent and Easter - a time for reflection and joy 7th March 2022 A short collection of delightful and inspiring poems to assist seasonal reflection and joy has been published by Richard Harries, the former Bishop of Oxford... Articles
Living abroad - voting in Britain 25th February 2022 During his eleven years in the Lords, Alistair Lexden has vigorously supported the abolition of the existing 15-year limit on the right of British citizens... Speeches
