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
In defence of Stanley Baldwin - and of complementary medicine 1st July 2021 These two very different causes dominated the public work of the 4th Earl Baldwin, who died on 16 June. Alistair Lexden recalled his career in an obituary... Articles
Visit Northern Ireland 25th June 2021 That was the unmistakable message to people in Britain of a short speech which Alistair Lexden contributed to a Lords debate on tourism in the United Kingdom on... Speeches
Northern Ireland 100 years on 23rd June 2021 Alistair Lexden followed his commemorative article on the opening of the Northern Ireland Parliament ( see below) with a letter published in The Daily Telegraph... Articles
A wider role for boarding schools 23rd June 2021 Far too often, children in the care of local authorities fall badly behind during their education. Only just over 50 per cent reach the average standard for... Speeches
On this day, June 22, a century ago - King George V opened the Northern Ireland Parliament 22nd June 2021 At 11:30 a.m. on a grey, overcast morning, a 21-gun salute rang out across Belfast Lough as the Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert, with King George V and Queen... Articles
The fight for married women's rights 14th June 2021 For centuries, married women had no legal rights. Caroline Norton(1808-77), the formidable and fearless wife of an abusive husband, started the movement which... Articles
Gay men and an historic warning - action still awaited 10th June 2021 The royal pardon granted posthumously to Alan Turing in 2012 was followed by the introduction of what is known as a disregard scheme—under which gay men who... Speeches
A bad man who became the friend of kings 10th June 2021 In January 2020, Alistair Lexden published a short account of the scandalous career of Horace Farquhar (1844-1923), a man who won great wealth and high rank by... Articles
Children and Arts subjects - how independent schools are helping 8th June 2021 Across the country, there is very great concern about the decline in arts subjects in many secondary schools. Between 2010 and 2018, the number of pupils taking... Speeches
