The rebirth of Sutherland's portrait of Churchill Tuesday, 23 April, 2024 In a letter to The Daily Telegraph published on 23 April, Alistair Lexden drew attention to the existence of a copy of Graham Sutherland’s remarkable portrait, painted for Churchill’s 80th birthday in 1954, which his wife later arranged to have destroyed. SIR -- Graham Sutherland’s preliminary work for his controversial portrait of Churchill possesses all the qualities which made this great artist... Articles
D-Day 75 years on 5th June 2019 On 4 June, the Lords held a debate to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day. In his contribution, Alistair Lexden spoke principally about Churchill’s role. Follow... Speeches
Queen Victoria's sketches of her children 2nd June 2019 A number of Queen Victoria’s drawings of her children, which were given to the British Museum in 1926, are to go on public display for the first time to mark... Articles
The worst election result ever 29th May 2019 In the May European elections, the Tories won 9.1 per cent of the vote; just three of their candidates were successful. This result was widely described in the... Articles
An unexpected award 25th May 2019 Alistair Lexden has presented a number of awards in the House of Lords over the last few years; on 16 May he unexpectedly received one. The award came from the... Recent News
Mrs May and history 24th May 2019 It is Alistair Lexden’s view as a historian that Mrs May has done worse than any of her Tory predecessors. He has repeated his view on a number of occasions... Articles
Inhumanity in Brunei 23rd May 2019 Speaking in the Lords on 11 April ( see below), Alistair Lexden condemned the barbaric decision of the Brunei government to make homosexuals liable to death by... Recent News
The Man who was Saturday 23rd May 2019 The Man who was Saturday: The Extraordinary Life of Airey Neave, Soldier, Escaper, Spymaster, Politician Patrick Bishop, William Collins, £20 (hardback) My... Articles
Politicians and projectiles 22nd May 2019 A light-hearted article in The Times on May 21 discussed the new fashion for dousing election candidates with milkshakes. In a letter published in the paper on... Articles
40th anniversary of Mrs Thatcher's first election victory 20th May 2019 Alistair Lexden was asked to give a short address at a reception in the House of Lords on 20 May to mark the 40th anniversary of the start of Mrs Thatcher’s... Speeches