Time Period: 1929-1956
Report: Dancing the Charleston again
Report of History Group meeting of November 1999, on Liberal/Labour relations during the 1918-31 period.
Churchill, Clement Davies and the Ministry of Education
Examination of the offer of a cabinet position to the Liberal leader Clement Davies in October 1951.
A breach in the family
Examination of the defections, in the 1950s, of the children of David Lloyd George: Megan to Labour, and her brother Gwilym to the Conservatives.
Tory cuckoos in the Liberal nest?
Since the Liberal Nationals first divided from the official Liberals and eventually merged with the Conservatives, they have often been regarded as Tory cuckoos in the Liberal nest. This article re-evaluates their role.
‘A sad business’
Examination of Clement Davies’ resignation from the leadership in 1956.
The watchword liberty
Review of, 50 Years On: A History of the Association of Liberal Democrat Trade Unionists, 1947-97 (Association of Liberal Democrat Trade Unionists, 1997).
The 8:30 Club: a Liberal Debating Society of the 1930s
What issues concerned Liberal activists in the 1930s? This article examines the records of one young Liberal group.
The SDP’s ideological legacy
What was the ideological inheritance of the Social Democratic Party? And what did it bequeath to the Liberal Democrats?
Harry Willcock: the forgotten champion of Liberalism
The story of the Liberal who helped ensure that British citizens today are not compelled to carry identity cards.
Report: from Beveridge to Blair
Report of LDHG meeting of September 1997 on the welfare state, with Frank Field MP and Nick Timmins.