Supermac and his successor Friday, 29 July, 2022 Writing in The Times on July 26, William Hague said that “it is a struggle to find a single one of our 55 prime ministers who have given sustained approval to the next incumbent”, and went on to claim that Macmillan did not “think highly of Douglas-Home’s tenure.” Alistair Lexden corrected him in a letter published on July 29. Sir, William Hague does Harold Macmillan an injustice in saying that he... Articles
Another Mordaunt 19th July 2022 The following letter was published in The Daily Telegraph on 19 July about a woman who had the same name as the Conservative leadership candidate, but bears no... Articles
How a disgraced policeman lives the life of Riley 19th July 2022 At oral question time In the Lords on 18 July, Alistair Lexden returned to the extraordinary saga of a shameful former chief constable, Mike Veale. He reminded... Speeches
Beware attempts to rewrite history 15th July 2022 Revolutionaries and terrorists invariably try to rewrite history in order to conceal their own crimes, and destroy the reputations of those they want to... Speeches
The discredited Johnson 11th July 2022 In its leading article on July 8, The Times condemned Boris Johnson’s continuance in office on a caretaker basis, arguing that “Britain’s loose constitutional... Articles
Send for the Duke 8th July 2022 There was some light-hearted comment in the Lords on 7 July about Boris Johnson’s resignation as Conservative leader while remaining prime minister on a... Speeches
Purge the Privy Council - starting with the Rt. Hon. Christopher Pincher 4th July 2022 The following letter was published in The Daily Telegraph on 2 July, as a particularly serious sex scandal rocked Boris Johnson’s Government. SIR - Surely... Articles
Wanted: a Stanley Baldwin for our time 27th June 2022 On 24 June, Oliver Dowden resigned as Chairman of the Conservative Party in the aftermath of two disastrous by-election losses. In his letter of resignation he... Articles
Should independent schools be charities? 24th June 2022 For years the Labour Party said they should not. In 1992 they changed their mind. They have now changed it again. On 22 June, during the committee stage of the... Speeches
A new foundation's famous name 23rd June 2022 In 2020, the Government announced in a major Northern Ireland policy document entitled New Decade, New Approach that a Castlereagh Foundation would be... Recent NewsSpeeches
