The rebirth of Sutherland's portrait of Churchill Tuesday, 23 April, 2024 In a letter to The Daily Telegraph published on 23 April, Alistair Lexden drew attention to the existence of a copy of Graham Sutherland’s remarkable portrait, painted for Churchill’s 80th birthday in 1954, which his wife later arranged to have destroyed. SIR -- Graham Sutherland’s preliminary work for his controversial portrait of Churchill possesses all the qualities which made this great artist... Articles
Alistair Lexden delivers lecture on Ted Heath 21st June 2018 The current Lord Speaker of the House of Lords, Lord Fowler, has instituted a series of lectures, to which members of the House and others outside it are... Speeches
Bridge or Tunnel? 15th June 2018 Calls are being made for the building of a bridge between Scotland and Northern Ireland. Prominent supporters include the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) on... Articles
Britain's Saviours - Empire and Commonwealth troops in the First World War 5th June 2018 A number of debates have been held in the Lords to commemorate the centenary of the First World War. On 4 June, Alistair Lexden added another one in order to... Speeches
Continuing deadlock in Northern Ireland 24th May 2018 Sixteen months have now passed since Northern Ireland’s devolved government collapsed. Its restoration is not in prospect. The local parties remain far apart... Speeches
The First Duke of Sussex 23rd May 2018 Prince Harry is now the Second Duke of Sussex. What was the first one like? Alistair Lexden revealed some of his quirks of character in a letter published in... Articles
Wellington's test 19th May 2018 Writing in The Spectator on 12 May, Charles Moore regretted that the present (ninth) Duke of Wellington had not followed the example of his famous predecessor... Articles
Asquith's 400 new peers - a precedent for Brexit? 19th May 2018 The House of Lords has been strongly criticised in certain quarters for amending the EU Withdrawal Bill in a number of significant respects. Some people are... Articles
Would Britain's pets vote Conservative? 11th May 2018 In a debate on animal welfare last December, Alistair Lexden spoke in light-hearted vein about what the political parties would have to do in order to attract... Speeches
Enoch Powell and conservatism 4th May 2018 The recent 50th anniversary of Enoch Powell’s ‘rivers of blood’ speech brought out his critics in force. What is insufficiently appreciated is that... Articles