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
Ratting and Re-ratting 26th June 2019 Some recent letters in The Spectator magazine have featured politicians who altered their positions—more than once. Alistair Lexden contributed to the... Articles
The triumph of William Pitt 24th June 2019 Pitt’s remarkable political success from the 1780s until his early death in 1806 is the most memorable feature of a new book about his bitter rivalry with... Articles
The duplicity of Conservative MPs 22nd June 2019 The parliamentary stage of the Tory leadership contest ended on 20 June amid widespread reports of dirty tricks and bullying by Boris Johnson's supporters... Articles
Are the talks in Northern Ireland making progress? 21st June 2019 Six weeks ago, a fresh round of talks—the latest of many—began in Northern Ireland on the restoration of the devolved government which collapsed two and a half... Speeches
Neville Chamberlain: A formidable politician 18th June 2019 On 17 June, a letter published in The Times stated that “the assessment that Mrs May is oddly lacking in political skills may be unusual but not unique in... Articles
Tory leadership concepts since 1965 18th June 2019 Over nearly fifty-five years they have changed considerably in some respects, but not in others, as Alistair Lexden pointed out in an article published in... Articles
A man who was loved and loathed 10th June 2019 Lord Beaverbrook, the famous press magnate, made friends and enemies everywhere. A new biography of him has recently been published . Alistair Lexden reviewed... Articles
Parliament paralysed 5th June 2019 As a historian, Alistair Lexden is often asked: “what precedents are there for today’s extraordinary, long-running political crisis?” Bitter divisions between... Articles
D-Day 75 years on 5th June 2019 On 4 June, the Lords held a debate to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day. In his contribution, Alistair Lexden spoke principally about Churchill’s role. Follow... Speeches
