Journal of Liberal History

England Objects to the Treaty of Versailles, June 1, 1919

Journal of Liberal History

For the discussion and research of Liberal, Liberal Democrat and SDP history

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23 September 1923

Death of John Morley, lawyer, journalist and Liberal cabinet minister

Death of John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley, Liberal MP for Newcastle-Upon-Tyne 1883-95 and Montrose Burghs 1896-1908. Morley initially trained as a lawyer before turning to journalism. He edited the Fortnightly Review 1867-82 and the Pall Mall Gazette 1880-83. Elected to parliament at his third attempt, Morley served as Chief Secretary for Ireland 1886 and 1892-95 and became a strong supporter of Irish Home Rule. With the return of the Liberals to power in 1905 Morley became Secretary of State for India. During his tenure he achieved a number of reforms including decentralising the administration. From 1910 he was Lord President of the Council, a post he held until 1914 when he resigned from the government in opposition to Britain’s entry into the First World War.

  • Menzies Campbell, 1941–2025

    To commemorate the sad death of Menzies Campbell, Lord Campbell of Pittenweem, on 26 September 2025, we are reprinting here the chapter on him from our book British Liberal Leaders (Biteback, 2015).

    Sir Menzies Campbell

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We publish the Journal of Liberal History and a range of books

The Liberal Democrat History Group promotes the discussion and research of topics relating to the histories of the British Liberal Democrats and its predecessor parties, the Liberal Party and the SDP, and of liberalism more broadly.

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We aim to appeal to anyone with an interest in the history of British Liberalism, whether academics, party activists or spare-time students of political history.

Things we do:

Publish the quarterly Journal of Liberal History, containing articles, book reviews, biographies, and meeting reports

Publish books, including Peace, Reform and Liberation: A History of Liberal Politics in Britain 1679-2011, Dictionary of Liberal Thought, and Great Liberal Speeches

Make resources available to students of Liberal history, including news of research in progress and guides to archive sources (see Research resources)

Provide a concise history of the Liberal Democrats and its predecessor parties, along with a more extensive set of historical articles and biographies – the Liberal History Online project, available through themes and time periods.

Publish shorter booklets as concise reference sources, including Liberal History (a concise history of the Liberal Democrats and its predecessor parties), Liberal Leaders 1828-1899, Liberal Leaders of the Twentieth Century and Mothers of Liberty: Women who built British Liberalism

Organise discussion meetings, both in London and as fringe meetings at Liberal Democrat conferences

“There are hazards in everything one does, but there are greater hazards in doing nothing.”

Shirley Williams

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