Time Period: 1956-1976
Back from the dead: the Liberal Party in the 1950s. 19th March 2021
Back from the dead: the Liberal Party in the 1950s. 19th March 2021 In 1951, the Liberal Party’s existence was in grave doubt. At the October general election, the party contested a mere 109 seats, and only six MPs were returned. The party was badly divided over basic questions of strategy, and membership and morale…
The question of Europe
Review of Vernon Bogdanor, Britain & Europe in a Troubled World (Yale University Press, 2020).
Back from the dead: the Liberal Party in the 1950s
Report of conference fringe meeting (online), 19 March 2021, with Dr Mark Egan and Lord William Wallace; chair: Baroness Liz Barker.
The Liberal rise in Richmond
The story of how the Liberals grew their local government strength in Richmond in the 1960s and 1970s; with an introduction setting the context.
Shirley Williams (27 July 1930 – 11 April 2021)
A recollection of the life and political career of the much-missed Shirley Williams, Baroness Williams of Crosby.
Nancy Seear (Lady Seear), 1913-1997
When Lady Violet Bonham Carter died in 1969, the Liberal Party lost its most powerful and indomitable female campaigner. The vacuum she left was filled by Beatrice Nancy Seear, always known by her middle name, a formidable politician possessed of a towering intellect. Seear was an active Liberal and latterly Liberal Democrat for over fifty…
Lord Tony Greaves
An appreciation of the life of Tony Greaves (27 July 1942 – 23 March 2021).
Back from the dead: the Liberal Party in the 1950s
In 1951, the Liberal Party’s existence was in grave doubt. At the October general election, the party contested a mere 109 seats, and only six MPs were returned. The party was badly divided over basic questions of strategy, and membership and morale were low. The late 1950s saw an upturn in the Liberals’ fortunes. In…
What Honor did next
The pioneering broadcasting career of Honor Balfour (1912–2001).
Ulster’s Liberal MP
Review of Ruth Illingworth, Sheelagh Murnaghan – Stormont’s only Liberal MP (Ulster Historical Foundation, 2019).