Labour's schools tax raid sums don't add up Monday, 16 June, 2025 The following letter was published in The Daily Telegraph on 16 June in slightly edited form. SIR – At the spending review, Rachel Reeves boasted proudly that she had ended “the tax loophole which exempted private schools from VAT”, a grossly misleading description of the tax exemption that those independent schools which are charities had always enjoyed. She and her party believe they can squeeze... 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
Origins of One-Nation Conservatism 13th July 2016 Who devised the famous concept? Not the man to whom credit has usually been given but a later Tory leader, as Alistair Lexden explained in a letter published in... Articles
A hallowed tradition 12th July 2016 Earlier this year a Committee of the House of Lords decided - controversially - to end the centuries-old practice of printing Acts of Parliament on vellum. In... Speeches
112 Eaton Square - a house with political history 5th July 2016 A story in the London Evening Standard on June 30 about the sale of an imposing London house once owned by prominent Tory MPs referred to plotting that had... Articles
Reflections on Michael Gove 5th July 2016 Michael Gove took everyone by surprise on June 30 when he denounced his Brexit partner, Boris Johnson, and entered the Tory leadership contest . Alistair Lexden... Articles
Final thoughts about the Somme 4th July 2016 Alistair Lexden was asked to contribute a commemorative article to Parliament’s House Magazine. It was published on July 1. He used his final article about the... Articles
