Leaders
Asquith vs Lloyd George. 1st February 2021.
Asquith vs Lloyd George. 1st February 2021. On 7 December 1916, H.H. Asquith was replaced as Prime Minister by David Lloyd George. The change followed mounting disquiet over the conduct of the First World War, and Lloyd George’s demands that a small committee, not including Asquith, should direct the war effort. Lloyd George forced the…
The two Davids: Steel versus Owen. 17th September 2021
The two Davids: Steel versus Owen. 17th September 2021 In 1981 the alliance between the Liberal Party and the newly founded SDP was agreed; the two parties would fight elections together on a joint platform with join candidates. Between 1983 and 1987, however, the working relationship between the Liberal leader, David Steel, and his SDP…
Religion and politics
Review of Tim Farron, A Better Ambition: Confessions of a Faithful Liberal (SPCK Publishing, 2019).
Asquith vs. Lloyd George
Report of evening meeting (online), 1 February 2021, with David Laws and Damian Collins MP; chair, Wendy Chamberlain MP. To access this content, you must purchase Annual subscription (digital) – unwaged rate or Annual subscription (digital) – standard rate.
William Ewart Gladstone
Simon Heffer’s chapter on Gladstone from Iain Dale’s new book, The Prime Ministers. To access this content, you must purchase Annual subscription (digital) – unwaged rate or Annual subscription (digital) – standard rate.
Jo Swinson as leader
Interview with Jo Swinson on her period as leader of the Liberal Democrats. To access this content, you must purchase Annual subscription (digital) – unwaged rate or Annual subscription (digital) – standard rate.
Liberal Democrat leadership performance
Comparative table of leadership performance updated to 2020. To access this content, you must purchase Annual subscription (digital) – unwaged rate or Annual subscription (digital) – standard rate.