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
The Government and History 11th December 2015 Since 1908 governments of all political persuasions have commissioned official histories of individual ministries and departments, the conduct of wars and other... Speeches
The powers of the House of Lords 9th December 2015 The Financial Times reported on December 7 that the Government was planning to reduce the powers of the Lords by removing its right to veto secondary... Articles
Tory housing triumphs 8th December 2015 It is widely felt that the Government needs a more ambitious housebuilding target. In a letter published in The Daily Telegraph on December 8, Alistair Lexden... Articles
A disappointing Conservative Party Chairman 4th December 2015 In a letter published in The Times on December 4 under the headline “Feldman’s folly”, Alistair Lexden argued that Andrew Feldman, the Conservative Party’s... Articles
Tribute to a fine soldier 2nd December 2015 General Sir Robert Ford was the Army’s commander in Northern Ireland during some of the most difficult early days of the IRA’s campaign, a period during which... Articles
No Titanic cover-up 29th November 2015 An article in The Times on November 24 suggested that, because the official inquiry team into the sinking of the Titanic included a number of freemasons, it... Articles
Sponsorship for Victoria's Jubilee 29th November 2015 In a letter published in The Daily Telegraph on November 27, Alistair Lexden highlighted Queen Victoria’s willingness to defray costs by a means that was then... Articles
Conservative History Journal Published 26th November 2015 The Conservative History Group, of which Alistair Lexden is Chairman, produces an annual journal. The 2015 edition, running to 70 lavishly illustrated pages... Recent News
The Lexden Bill gets its second reading 23rd November 2015 The Private Member’s Bill which Alistair Lexden introduced in the Lords in early June was given its Second Reading on November 20. Recent NewsSpeeches
