Time Period: 2015-
Friends or Enemies, Allies or Competitors? Liberals and Labour 1903–2019
The history of the association between the Liberal Party / Liberal Democrats and the Labour Party features electoral pacts (both formal and informal), support for minority governments, participation in coalitions – and periods of bitter enmity. So are Liberals and Labour friends or enemies, allies or competitors? Discuss the long and complex relationship between Liberals…
‘Like the early Christians in Rome’
Have Liberal Lords been so isolated and powerless?; by Matt Cole
The Liberal Democrat performance in the 2023 local elections
Breakthrough or consolidation? By John Curtice.
Brexit and social democracy
Review of Adrian Williamson, Europe and the Decline of Social Democracy in Britain (The Boydell Press, 2019)
Lib Dems in the cities
The Liberal Democrat performance in large cities in May 2022, by Michael Meadowcroft.
The Liberal Democrat performance in the 2022 local elections
An analysis of where the Liberal Democrats gained council seats in May 2022
Was the Coalition a mistake? Why did we fail to stop Brexit?
Launch of Partnership & Politics in a Divided Decade, by husband-and-wife team Vince Cable and Rachel Smith. This new book tells the inside story of Vince Cable’s political career during the turbulent decade of the 2010s. The book covers Vince’s time as Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills in the Liberal Democrat –…
General Election 2019: Disappointment for the Liberal Democrats. 8th July 2020
General Election 2019: Disappointment for the Liberal Democrats. 8th July 2020 The Liberal Democrats entered the 2019 general election campaign buoyed by their best opinion poll ratings in a decade, a second place showing in the recent European Parliament elections, impressive local election results in England and high-profile defections from the other parties. The party…