Queen Victoria's sketches of her children 2nd June 2019 A number of Queen Victoria’s drawings of her children, which were given to the British Museum in 1926, are to go on public display for the first time to mark... Articles
The worst election result ever 29th May 2019 In the May European elections, the Tories won 9.1 per cent of the vote; just three of their candidates were successful. This result was widely described in the... Articles
Mrs May and history 24th May 2019 It is Alistair Lexden’s view as a historian that Mrs May has done worse than any of her Tory predecessors. He has repeated his view on a number of occasions... Articles
The Man who was Saturday 23rd May 2019 The Man who was Saturday: The Extraordinary Life of Airey Neave, Soldier, Escaper, Spymaster, Politician Patrick Bishop, William Collins, £20 (hardback) My... Articles
Politicians and projectiles 22nd May 2019 A light-hearted article in The Times on May 21 discussed the new fashion for dousing election candidates with milkshakes. In a letter published in the paper on... Articles
A great man who was not a Tory 7th May 2019 William Wilberforce will always be revered for the leading part he played in the long campaign to secure the abolition of the slave trade which was finally... Articles
The first woman Prime Minister and her defamed predecessor 7th May 2019 Each week, Parliament’s House Magazine includes a diary piece by a member of the Lords. Having written it from time to time in the past, Alistair Lexden was... Articles
A famous death by drowning 30th April 2019 In June 1916, a national hero, Lord Kitchener, was drowned off the Orkneys. Official documents, recording what happened, remained classified for far too long... Articles
The Conservative Party's greatest crisis ever? 27th April 2019 In Alistair Lexden’s judgement, the Conservative Party is now facing the greatest crisis in its long history. Sadly, this government has failed to meet the huge... Articles