Origins of One-Nation Conservatism 13th July 2016 Who devised the famous concept? Not the man to whom credit has usually been given but a later Tory leader, as Alistair Lexden explained in a letter published in... Articles
A hallowed tradition 12th July 2016 Earlier this year a Committee of the House of Lords decided - controversially - to end the centuries-old practice of printing Acts of Parliament on vellum. In... Speeches
112 Eaton Square - a house with political history 5th July 2016 A story in the London Evening Standard on June 30 about the sale of an imposing London house once owned by prominent Tory MPs referred to plotting that had... Articles
Reflections on Michael Gove 5th July 2016 Michael Gove took everyone by surprise on June 30 when he denounced his Brexit partner, Boris Johnson, and entered the Tory leadership contest . Alistair Lexden... Articles
Final thoughts about the Somme 4th July 2016 Alistair Lexden was asked to contribute a commemorative article to Parliament’s House Magazine. It was published on July 1. He used his final article about the... Articles
What Boris should have done 1st July 2016 On June 30 Boris Johnson made his sensational announcement that he would not be a candidate in the forthcoming Tory leadership election. In a letter in The... Articles
Is the presumption of innocence in danger? 1st July 2016 “Innocent until proved guilty”: this is one of the cornerstones of our legal system. In a speech in the Lords on June 30, Alistair Lexden suggested that this... Speeches
Devolution and Brexit 1st July 2016 The journalist and broadcaster, Andrew Marr, writing in The Spectator , suggested that devolved parliaments would have been established over a century ago if... Articles
The Tories and the Somme 1st July 2016 In a speech in the Lords on March 14 (see below), Alistair Lexden looked ahead to the centenary of the Battle of the Somme. On July 1, the anniversary of the... Articles