Margaret Thatcher: Successes and failures Monday, 2 June, 2025 A new, short biography of Margaret Thatcher by the well-known writer and broadcaster, Iain Dale, weighs up both her achievements and her mistakes. Alistair Lexden’s review of the book was published in Parliament’s magazine The House on 2 June. Margaret Thatcher By Iain Dale Published by Swift Press Those interested in the full details of Margaret Thatcher’s amazing career will turn to Charles... Articles
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The 1922 Committee's model chairman 17th December 2024 The following letter, published in the Christmas edition of The Spectator, was prompted by a review of Graham Brady’s memoir, Kingmaker: Secrets, Lies and the... Articles
John Prescott and Anthony Eden 13th December 2024 Some of the obituaries of John Prescott, who died on 20 November, referred to his early career as a ship’s steward. In January 1957, he found himself looking... Articles
Institutional Memory - a profile in The House magazine 12th December 2024 Lord Lexden has been profiled in Parliament's The House magazine this month. “No aged person should be pessimistic,” says Lord Lexden. The Conservative Party’s... Articles
Labour betrays thousands of children with special needs 9th December 2024 Everyone involved in education knows that state schools are struggling to make adequate provision for children with special needs. Many of them lack the... Speeches
The centenary of One-Nation Conservatism 4th December 2024 On 4 December 1924, words that were to become very well-known —one nation—were heard for the first time. They came at the end of a great speech by Stanley... Articles
Tamworth: commemorating the first and most famous election manifesto, 190 years ago 3rd December 2024 On 18 December 1834, Sir Robert Peel, the first leader of the modern Conservative Party, wrote as follows to the electors of his Tamworth constituency in... Recent News
A gay king and his lover 25th November 2024 The book review that follows was published in Parliament’s magazine The House on 25 November. Its editor was kind enough to say that “your review of Buckingham... Articles
The fascists' press baron 22nd November 2024 The following letter was published in The New Statesman on 22 November. Lord Northcliiffe was the greatest press baron of his time, but cannot be censured for... Articles
