Themes: Liberal thought and thinkers
The general election of 1868
Discussion of the results of the election that brought the Liberals to power.
A truly remarkable man – but not a universal man
Review of Richard Davenport-Hines, Universal Man: The Seven Lives of John Maynard Keynes (William Collins, 2015).
The ‘European mind’ of late Victorian Liberalism
W. E. Gladstone and Joseph Chamberlain.
On this day 1-4-1940
Along with L.T. Hobhouse, Hobson is regarded as one of the key figures associated with New Liberalism in the 1900s. Born in Derby, Hobson’s formative experiences were as a member of the Rainbow Circle (whose members went on to be prominent figures in both the Liberal and Labour parties) and as South Africa correspondent for…
Slippery Liberalism
Review of Edmund Fawcett, Liberalism: The Life of an Idea (Princeton University Press, 2015).
Liberalism: An outstanding introduction
Review of Michael Freeden, Liberalism. A Very Short Introduction (Oxford University Press, 2015).
Old heroes for a new leader
Vince Cable explains why Roy Jenkins is his political hero.
The legacy of Roy Jenkins
Evening meeting of the Liberal History Group, 27 June 2016, with John Campbell and David Steel. Chair: Dick Newby.
The Distributists and the Liberal Party
An analysis of the Distributists and their impact.
The ideas that built the Liberal Democrats
What do Liberal Democrats believe? And what stems from our historical legacy? Against the background of the ‘Agenda 2020’ review of values and beliefs, discuss the party’s ideological inheritance with David Boyle, Teena Lashmore and Nick Thornsby at the History Group’s fringe meeting at the York Liberal Democrat conference. Chair: David Howarth.