Leaders
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Famous for being famous?
Review of Leo McKinstry, Rosebery: Statesman in Turmoil (John Murray, 2005).
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The Grand Old Man and Dizzy re-examined
Review of Dick Leonard, The Great Rivalry: Gladstone & Disraeli (I. B. Tauris, 2013).
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Remembering Jeremy Thorpe
A commemoration of the Liberal leader Jeremy Thorpe, who passed away in December 2014.
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It’s Boy David
Review of David Torrance, David Steel: Rising Hope to Elder Statesman (Biteback Publishing, 2012)
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Images of Lloyd George
How David Lloyd George was portrayed in cartoons throughout his long career.
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Liberal Democrat leadership
A description of the key characteristics of Liberal Democrat leaders and analysis of the record of the four leaders to date.
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Robert Maclennan (Lord Maclennan), 1936-2020
When Robert (Bob) Maclennan was first elected President of the Liberal Democrats in the summer of 1994, few realised just how much this seemingly self-effacing politician would come to represent so completely the ethos and values of the Liberal Democrats. Still fewer would realise quite how hard he fought for those values. It is characteristic…
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David Steel (Lord Steel), 1938-
With the exception of H. H. Asquith, David (now Lord) Steel has been the longest serving leader of the Liberal Party. During his twelve-year tenure of the leadership, the party enjoyed the highest share of the popular vote cast for a third party in half a century and won more seats in Parliament and in…