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