Leaders
The last Liberal landlord
Review of Gerard J. De Groot, Liberal Crusader: The Life of Sir Archibald Sinclair (Hurst & Co.,1993).
Gladstone and books
The Gladstone Lecture, given at St Deiniol’s Library, Hawarden, on 8 July 1998, in the centenary year of Gladstone’s death.
Old heroes for a new leader
Liberal Democrat leadership candidates describe their historical inspirations.
Liberal leaderships
As the Liberal Democrats enter their second leadership contest, Robert Ingham looks at contests of the past.
Some Gladstonian attitudes
Review of Peter J. Jagger (ed.), Gladstone (The Hambledon Press, 1998).
Victory at Paisley
Asquith’s return to Parliament in 1920.
The Two Davids
Examination of how much the failure of the Alliance was due to the failures of its leaders.
The unknown Prime Minister
Review of Ferdinand Mount, Umbrella (Heinemann, 1994).
The election of Jeremy Thorpe to the Liberal leadership
The first phase of the Liberal postwar revival came to an end with the resignation of Jo Grimond as leader. Tim Beaumont recalls the election of his successor.