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
An extraordinary pilgrimage for peace 20th August 2016 Alistair Lexden reviews a compelling account of one of the strangest episodes in the Second World War. The Truth about Rudolf Hess By James Douglas-Hamilton... Articles
Stanley Baldwin and the birth of One-Nation Conservatism 17th August 2016 The 150th anniversary of Stanley Baldwin’s birth falls next year. A statue of him is to be erected at Bewdley in Worcestershire, the constituency which he... Articles
Controversial honours 5th August 2016 David Cameron’s resignation honours list, published on August 5, attracted much criticism. In a letter in The Daily Telegraph on the same day, Alistair Lexden... Articles
The Lords and Brexit 3rd August 2016 On August 1 The Times reported that “a cross-party coalition in the House of Lords is pursuing plans to block Brexit” in the hope of achieving a second... Articles
Joe's comeback 28th July 2016 Joe Chamberlain has been much in the news this month, following a speech by Mrs May in his former citadel, Birmingham—a speech which bore the imprint of her... Articles
Dizzy and Joe 19th July 2016 Disraeli, for so long the great 19th century Tory icon, is in danger of being overshadowed under Mrs May’s government, as Alistair Lexden explained in a letter... Articles
Women at the Carlton Club 19th July 2016 It has always been the custom to make Tory leaders honorary members of the Carlton Club. Margaret Thatcher followed in the footsteps of her predecessors when... Articles
Pubs Code 14th July 2016 The government will shortly introduce a pubs code which will clarify the obligations of pub-owners towards their tied tenants. Close scrutiny of the proposed... Speeches
Prize-giving at a fine Essex school 13th July 2016 On July 12 Alistair Lexden was guest of honour at speech day in Gosfield School in the prosperous north Essex countryside (and not far from Lexden). The school... Recent News
