Leaders
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The leadership of Charles Kennedy
Evening meeting of the Liberal Democrat History Group, 3 July 2017 with Greg Hurst and Lord Newby; chair: Baroness Lindsay Northover.
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The Nonconformist mind of Lloyd George
The roots of Lloyd George’s political beliefs.
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Liberal Democrat leadership
Comparative table of leadership performance updated to 2017.
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Old heroes for a new leader
Vince Cable explains why Roy Jenkins is his political hero.
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Jeremy Thorpe and Norman Scott
John Preston, A Very English Scandal: Sex, Lies and a Murder Plot at the Heart of the Establishment (Viking, 2016).
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Asquith’s obsession
Stefan Buczacki, My Darling Mr Asquith: The extraordinary life and times of Venetia Stanley (Cato & Clarke 2016)
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Saint or devil?
Ian Cawood and Chris Upton (eds.), Joseph Chamberlain: International Statesman, National Leader, Local Icon (Palgrave Macmillan, 2016).
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‘Jeremy is innocent’: the life and times of Jeremy and Marion Thorpe
Liberal Democrat History Group meeting, held at the National Liberal Club on 6 February 2017, with Ronald Porter; chair: Michael Steed.