One Nation: Forget Disraeli Friday, 15 October, 2021 Alistair Lexden has repeatedly pointed out that, contrary to almost universal belief, Disraeli never spoke or wrote of One Nation. His efforts have had little discernible effect - until now. A recent piece in The New Statesman by a historian of Conservativism, Dr Emily Jones, took issue with the Disraeli myth. The following response by the official Conservative historian was published in the... Articles
Reparation for gay servicemen 8th September 2021 Over several centuries, many homosexual members of the Armed Forces – it is impossible to know exactly how many — were convicted and punished under appalling... Speeches
Falsifying history - the BBC and the Nuremberg trials 3rd September 2021 The following letter was published in The Daily Telegraph on 3 September. SIR - Charles Moore (Notebook, August 31) is right to castigate the playwright who has... Articles
A cricket captain's electoral disaster 31st August 2021 Ted Dexter, a memorable England cricket captain in the early 1960s, had an unfortunate encounter with the electorate in a Cardiff seat at the 1964 general... Articles
Churchill defeats the historians 20th August 2021 Around a thousand books have been written about him, and yet Churchill still lacks a really satisfactory biography. That is partly because his life had so many... Articles
Stop knocking independent schools 13th August 2021 When this year’s A-level results were published on 10 August, the success of independent schools was greeted sourly in the Daily Mail. ‘Fury over Grade Gap’, it... Articles
Sir Henry Wilson: the MP the IRA assassinated - and the Commons forgot 9th August 2021 There are memorial shields in the House of Commons commemorating MPs who have been killed in action or by terrorists. One is missing. A campaign has been... Articles
Our first Olympic medal-winner 9th August 2021 As the Olympic Games in Tokyo ended after many memorable British successes, Alistair Lexden recalled the very first medals won for Britain in the modern Games... Articles
A famous historian with a remarkable sex life 6th August 2021 One of the most widely read historians of his time, Arthur Bryant, continued to write successful books in old age, and to enjoy a very active sex life with a... Articles
Getting more young people registered to vote 22nd July 2021 We need more of our young people on the electoral registers, ready to cast their votes at general elections. If they are not fully involved, the outcome of... Speeches
