Leaders
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‘They will not suffer in silence, and they will be right’
An examination the role played by Sir Herbert Samuel in the survival of the Liberal Party in 1932-33.
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Searching for Gladstone
‘Gladstone’s Writing’, the Gladstone Library’s first large-scale digitisation project.
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Friends or Enemies, Allies or Competitors? Liberals and Labour 1903–2019: 15th September 2024
The history of the association between the Liberal Party / Liberal Democrats and the Labour Party features electoral pacts (both formal and informal), support for minority governments, participation in coalitions – and periods of bitter enmity. So are Liberals and Labour friends or enemies, allies or competitors? The long and complex relationship between Liberals and…
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‘The Liberator’ and the Grand Old Man
An examination of the impact of Daniel O’Connell’s campaigns for Catholic emancipation and repeal of the Act of Union on William Gladstone
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Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Part of the ‘Introduction to Liberal history’ series
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Jo Grimond: An essay on power
Mark Egan introduces Jo Grimond’s article from 1970
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Was the Coalition a mistake? Why did we fail to stop Brexit? 7th October 2022
Launch of Partnership & Politics in a Divided Decade, by husband-and-wife team Vince Cable and Rachel Smith. This new book tells the inside story of Vince Cable’s political career during the turbulent decade of the 2010s. The book covers Vince’s time as Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills in the Liberal Democrat –…