Leaders
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The Two Davids
Examination of how much the failure of the Alliance was due to the failures of its leaders.
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The unknown Prime Minister
Review of Ferdinand Mount, Umbrella (Heinemann, 1994).
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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.
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Jo Grimond’s leadership of the Liberal Party
‘The personification and the hope of postwar Liberalism.’ The record of Jo Grimond.
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Architect of political realism
Interview with David Steel.
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Biography: David Owen
The political career and record of Dr David Owen.
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The legacy of Gladstone
The Grand Old Man’s record.
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‘He would not stoop, he did not conquer’
Review of Robert Rhodes James, Rosebery (Phoenix, 1995).
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‘Maistly Scotch’: Campbell-Bannerman and Liberal leadership
Assessment of the record of the man who led the Liberals into the 1906 landslide.