Leaders
Liberal Democrat leadership performance
Comparative table of leadership performance updated to 2019.
Vince Cable as leader
Interview with Vince Cable on his period as leader of the Liberal Democrats.
Gladstone’s First Government 1868–74
Meeting following the AGM, 28 January 2019, with Professor Jon Parry and Dr David Brooks; chair Tony Little.
Lloyd George’s presidency of the Board of Trade
A review of Lloyd George’s time at the Board of Trade, from 11 December 1905 to 8 April 1908.
OId heroes for a new leader
Liberal Democrat leadership candidates’ historical heroes.
Lloyd George condemned
Review of Richard Wilkinson, Lloyd George: Statesman or Scoundrel (IB Tauris, 2018).
Writing about Paddy
A look at how Paddy Ashdown’s life and career were remembered and celebrated in the media.
Paddy Ashdown – An Appreciation
A recollection of the career of Paddy Ashdown, Leader of the Liberal Democrats 1988–99.
The historical Gladstone and the contemporary Gladstone
Gladstone’s library at Hawarden.