A brilliant forgotten photographer of the post-war years 23rd July 2024 Alistair Lexden usually reviews books on political history (and occasionally writes a short one of his own). Here he discusses a new book of remarkable... Articles
The new session of Parliament 22nd July 2024 As is customary, the Lords allocated several days to its debate on the Gracious Speech delivered by the King on 17 July. Alistair Lexden made his contribution... Recent NewsSpeeches
A great Prime Minister's early death 11th July 2024 Prime minister at the age of 24, the Younger Pitt died when he was 46 in 1806 after serving in the highest political office for eighteen years, a term exceeded... Articles
Tory Despair 10th July 2024 Geoffrey Wheatcroft, Tory author and journalist, mingles history with an account of the recent tribulations of the Tory Party in a new book, written in a tone... Articles
Labour's education tax: sheer prejudice against independent schools 24th June 2024 The following letter was published in The Times on 22 June, continuing Alistair Lexden’s attacks on Labour’s iniquitous propsals for an education tax. Sir... Articles
Absent friends must vote 17th June 2024 In a statement on 10 June, David Cameron urged the five million British people living abroad to use the votes, which all of them now have for the first time... Recent News
Selecting election candidates at short notice 7th June 2024 Does the central organisation of the Conservative Party have too much power over the choice of candidates when a snap election is called? 190 constituencies... Articles
Labour's education tax: the truth is out 4th June 2024 Despite having done no serious calculations, Labour claim that their VAT levy on independent school fees would raise £1.6 billion for state schools. Experts on... ArticlesRecent News
Why is the election campaign so long? 29th May 2024 The question is already being asked, and is likely to be heard more frequently as this six-week campaign progresses. Fifty years ago in 1974 a general election... Recent News