Time Period: 1929-1956
The Labour Party and the pursuit of the Liberal vote, 1945-1959
Labour made a determined effort to absorb the Liberal vote when the party seemed to be in terminal decline after 1945.
Report: why didn’t the Liberal Party die?
Report of LDHG meeting of March 1997 on the near death and survival of the Liberal Party in the 1950s and ’60s, with William Wallace.
1945 and all that
The 1945 election was a stunning Labour victory, but what did it mean for the Liberal Party?
The Liberal Party and the fall of the Chamberlain government
Examines the crucial role played by Liberal politicians – including Sinclair and Lloyd George – in the ousting of Neville Chamberlain in May 1940.
The Liberal Party’s performance in 1945
Continuing the debate over the Liberal Party and the 1945 general election.
The Liberal performance in 1945
Contribution to the continuing debate over the 1945 election: response to earlier Newsletter articles.
The Liberal Party and the 1945 election
Personal recollections of the Liberal Party’s campaign in the 1945 general election.
The 1936 Preston by-election
A look at the tensions the by-election caused for Liberal National and Conservative coalition partners.
The slow death of Liberal Wales 1906 – 1979
The story of Liberalism in Wales 1906 – 1979.
The fighting parson
Biography of Rev Roderick Kedward MP (1881-1937).