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
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
Poor quality special advisors 3rd May 2018 Nearly 90 temporary civil servants, known as Special Advisers, work directly for government ministers, assisting them with the party political aspects of their... Articles
The Fawcetts - a unique tribute 2nd May 2018 On 24 April, Dame Millicent Fawcett, leader of the highly successful, law-abiding women’s suffragist campaign, became the first woman to be commemorated by a... Articles
60th anniversary of life peerages 30th April 2018 On 30 April 1958, Harold Macmillan’s Bill to create peers for life became law. Alistair Lexden marked the 60th anniversary of this major constitutional reform... Articles
Neville Chamberlain - the unappreciated merits 13th April 2018 This article stems from a lecture which I gave at the Carlton Club in March. I have for long been deeply interested in the career of Neville Chamberlain, the... Articles
Disraeli's Abyssinian triumph 10th April 2018 On 4 April, a report in The Daily Telegraph referred to a scheme being considered by the Victoria and Albert Museum under which Ethiopia would be allowed to... Articles