Time Period: 2015-
Who are the Liberal Democrats?
Review of Tim Bale, Paul Webb and Monica Poletti, Footsoldiers: Political Party Membership in the 21st Century (Routledge, 2020).
Old heroes for a new leader
Liberal Democrat leadership candidates’ historical heroes.
The twisting path
Review of Tudor Jones, The Uneven Path of British Liberalism: from Jo Grimond to Brexit (2nd edn., Manchester University Press, 2019).
General Election 2019: Disappointment for the Liberal Democrats
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 had a dynamic, young new leader in Jo Swinson and a…
Liberal Democrat leadership performance
Comparative table of leadership performance updated to December 2019.
Gambling on Brexit
Analysis of the Liberal Democrat performance in the 2019 general election.
Geoff Tordoff: an appreciation
A look back at the life and long political career in the Liberal Party and Liberal Democrats of Geoff Tordoff.
The Liberal Democrat performance in the 2019 European election
Analysis of the Liberal Democrat vote in May 2019.
Liberal Democrat leadership performance
Comparative table of leadership performance updated to 2019.