A great Ulster Unionist reformer 28th August 2016 The Ulster Unionist Party has been much criticised for the way in which it ran Northern Ireland under the devolved Stormont Parliament from 1921 to 1972. Too... Articles
President and Chairman 23rd August 2016 On August 23 Alistair Lexden, President of the Independent Schools Association, met its incoming Chairman for 2016-17, Stuart Nicholson, at the House of Lords... Recent News
An extraordinary pilgrimage for peace 20th August 2016 Alistair Lexden reviews a compelling account of one of the strangest episodes in the Second World War. The Truth about Rudolf Hess By James Douglas-Hamilton... Articles
Stanley Baldwin and the birth of One-Nation Conservatism 17th August 2016 The 150th anniversary of Stanley Baldwin’s birth falls next year. A statue of him is to be erected at Bewdley in Worcestershire, the constituency which he... Articles
Controversial honours 5th August 2016 David Cameron’s resignation honours list, published on August 5, attracted much criticism. In a letter in The Daily Telegraph on the same day, Alistair Lexden... Articles
The Lords and Brexit 3rd August 2016 On August 1 The Times reported that “a cross-party coalition in the House of Lords is pursuing plans to block Brexit” in the hope of achieving a second... Articles
Joe's comeback 28th July 2016 Joe Chamberlain has been much in the news this month, following a speech by Mrs May in his former citadel, Birmingham—a speech which bore the imprint of her... Articles
Dizzy and Joe 19th July 2016 Disraeli, for so long the great 19th century Tory icon, is in danger of being overshadowed under Mrs May’s government, as Alistair Lexden explained in a letter... Articles
Women at the Carlton Club 19th July 2016 It has always been the custom to make Tory leaders honorary members of the Carlton Club. Margaret Thatcher followed in the footsteps of her predecessors when... Articles