1956-1976
The forgotten leader
Review of Alan Wyburn-Powell, Clement Davies: Liberal Leader (Politico’s, 2003).
Too short a history
Review of Chris Cook, A Short History of the Liberal Party 1900-2001 (Palgrave, 2002).
Community politics and the Liberal revival
The famous community politics resolution, adopted by the Liberal Party at its 1970 Assembly, helped to lay the foundations for revival after the party’s loss of half its seats in the 1970 election.
The Liberals in Hampshire: Martin Kyrle’s reminiscences
Review of Martin Kyrle, The Liberals in Hampshire – a Part(l)y History Part 1: Southampton 1958–65 (Sarsen Press, 2013).
The strange survival of Liberal Lancashire
An examination of the resilience of the Liberal Party in the Lancashire cotton districts between the 1920s and 1970s. To access this content, you must purchase Annual subscription (digital) – unwaged rate, Annual subscription (digital) – standard rate, Annual subscription (print plus digital) – overseas, Annual subscription (print plus digital), standard rate, UK or Annual…
Remembering Jeremy Thorpe
A commemoration of the Liberal leader Jeremy Thorpe, who passed away in December 2014. To access this content, you must purchase Annual subscription (digital) – unwaged rate, Annual subscription (digital) – standard rate, Annual subscription (print plus digital) – overseas, Annual subscription (print plus digital), standard rate, UK or Annual subscription (print plus digital), unwaged…
It’s Boy David
Review of David Torrance, David Steel: Rising Hope to Elder Statesman (Biteback Publishing, 2012) To access this content, you must purchase Annual subscription (digital) – unwaged rate, Annual subscription (digital) – standard rate, Annual subscription (print plus digital) – overseas, Annual subscription (print plus digital), standard rate, UK or Annual subscription (print plus digital), unwaged…
Liberal defectors identified and explored
Review of Alun Wyburn-Powell, Defectors and the Liberal Party, 1910-2010: A Study of Inter-Party Relations (Manchester University Press, 2012).
Elegant and concise
Review of David Dutton, A History of the Liberal Party Since 1900 (Palgrave Macmillan, 2nd edition, 2013).