Getting more young people registered to vote Thursday, 22 July, 2021 We need more of our young people on the electoral registers, ready to cast their votes at general elections. If they are not fully involved, the outcome of elections will be unduly influenced by older age groups, who are registered in larger numbers. Alistair Lexden was one of a number of peers from all parts of the Lords who pressed the Government for action in debates last October and November... Speeches
On this day, 22nd July, 180 years ago - Sir Robert Peel's great election victory 22nd July 2021 Politics proceeded at a leisurely pace in the first eight months of 1841. That suited the lethargic Whig government under Lord Melbourne, whose chief... Articles
Playing pass the parcel with a dead statesman's reputation 16th July 2021 It is often necessary to return to serious issues several times in order to drive home their importance. A week after reminding the House of Lords on 8 July of... Speeches
British victories in Afghanistan 16th July 2021 Britain’s largely successful record in dealing with Afghanistan during the time of empire is today little known. It is summarised in the following letter, which... Articles
Police Misconduct 13th July 2021 Alistair Lexden continues to pursue two notorious cases of misconduct which, along with several others, ought not to be forgotten. Operation Conifer, which... Speeches
When is a Royal Visit a State Visit? 6th July 2021 The answer of course is: when it is a visit to another head of state. An article in The Times on June 26, however, described King George V’s visit to open the... Articles
The Government's absurd decision to silence choirs 1st July 2021 On 18 May, the Government announced out of the blue that non-professional singers would limited to groups of six. It marked an abrupt U-turn in policy that had... Articles
In defence of Stanley Baldwin - and of complementary medicine 1st July 2021 These two very different causes dominated the public work of the 4th Earl Baldwin, who died on 16 June. Alistair Lexden recalled his career in an obituary... Articles
Visit Northern Ireland 25th June 2021 That was the unmistakable message to people in Britain of a short speech which Alistair Lexden contributed to a Lords debate on tourism in the United Kingdom on... Speeches
Northern Ireland 100 years on 23rd June 2021 Alistair Lexden followed his commemorative article on the opening of the Northern Ireland Parliament (see below) with a letter published in The Daily Telegraph... Articles
