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
Westminster and devolution 28th April 2016 Discussions take place between the government and the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland before legislation is introduced in... Speeches
Polish A-level secured 26th April 2016 On January 18, Alistair Lexden asked the government whether it intended to ensure that Polish would continue to be available as an A-level subject. Speeches
Tories and tariffs 25th April 2016 In the early years of the 20th century British politics were convulsed by Joseph Chamberlain’s campaign for tariff reform which sought to end the long period of... Articles
The lucky few 24th April 2016 An article in the issue of The Spectator published on 16 April stated that David Cameron had ‘asked a historian friend to find out which Tory leaders have quit... Articles
Kohinoor 22nd April 2016 On 19 April The Daily Telegraph reported that the Indian government had for the first time publicly stated that the Kohinoor diamond had been legally acquired... Articles
A question of terminology 21st April 2016 On April 21 the Committee stage of the Northern Ireland (Stormont Agreement and Implementation Plan Bill) took place in the Lords. Alistair Lexden supported an... Speeches
Greater political stability in Northern Ireland 13th April 2016 On 12 April the Northern Ireland (Stormont Agreement and Implementation Plan) Bill had its Second Reading in the Lords. The Bill contains important provisions... Speeches
Justin Welby's conception at Number 10 11th April 2016 On April 9 the news broke that the Archbishop of Canterbury’s biological father was Anthony Montague Browne, private secretary to Winston Churchill at the end... Articles
Young David and George 9th April 2016 In a letter published in The Spectator on 9 April, Alistair Lexden recalled the first stages of David Cameron’s and George Osborne’s political careers. Articles
