Types of Article: Article
Lloyd George, the Liberal crisis, and the Unionist 18 Party during the First World War
Did Lloyd George ‘abandon Liberalism’ in the face of war? Matthew Johnson examines the evidence.
Lloyd George and the hard-faced men, 1918–22
Kenneth O. Morgan surveys the record of Lloyd George’s peacetime coalition government.
Gladstone, the Liberal Party and the impact of North American politics and war, 1855–85
A review of the impact of events outside the UK on Liberal governments
Free trade and the Liberal Party
Introduction to Liberal history series
The New Liberalism
Introduction to Liberal history. In the first of a new series of short introductory articles, Duncan Brack reviews the New Liberalism, an important development in Liberal politics and philosophy.
Lib Dems in the cities
The Liberal Democrat performance in large cities in May 2022, by Michael Meadowcroft.
Lloyd George’s French connection
Kenneth O. Morgan analyses the record – so far largely overlooked – of Lloyd George’s interest in France and French policy.
Sefton and Derby: Politics, principle and opportunity
Hugh Gault traces the political careers of two aristocratic neighbours in the late nineteenth century.
Herbert Lewis and the South African war, 1899–1902
Those Liberals MPs who opposed the Boer War sometimes experienced uneasy relationships with their constituencies and local parties. Brendon Jones examines one particular case.