More boarding school places for children in care Friday, 19 April, 2024 The number of children in the care of local authorities is rocketing - up from 64,500 in 2010 to nearly 84,000 today. But local authorities, strapped for cash, have cut back their services. Our country’s boarding schools are keen to increase the important role they are playing ,as Alistair Lexden pointed out in a Lords debate on children in care on 18 April. I have just one purpose in contributing... Speeches
A church without integrity: the letter they wouldn't publish 1st September 2022 Speaking in the Lords last September , Alistair Lexden condemned the Church of England for driving a priest, whom he knew well long ago, to suicide. Replying to... Articles
Wanted: a sensible system for choosing Conservative Party leaders 8th August 2022 Should Conservative Party members have the final say? There are many who think the choice should be made by elected MPs, who have to work day by day with the... Articles
Sir Henry's lesson 5th August 2022 The following letter, which was published in The Daily Telegraph on 5 August, was prompted by Boris Johnson’s supporters’ attempts to get his name on the ballot... Articles
Supermac and his successor 29th 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... 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