Party organisation
The New Orbits Group, 1958 – c.1962
A look at the purpose and achievements of the New Orbits Group.
Liberals in local government 1967 – 2017
The Association of Liberal Democrat Councillors (ALDC) was founded, as the Association of Liberal Councillors, fifty years ago. At this meeting, organised in conjunction with ALDC, we celebrate its 50th anniversary and discuss the role of Liberals and Liberal Democrats in local government. What has the party achieved in local government? To what extent has…
Cambridge University Liberal Club, 1886–1916
A study in early university political organisation.
Party colours
It wasn’t always orange or yellow…
Party agents 1880-1914
The impact of the professional agent on electioneering and political organisation in the decades after the Third Reform Act.
The Liberal Democrats and the functions of policy
Exploration of the different roles played by policy and policy-making within the party.
The Liberal Democrat approach to campaigning
Examination of the evolution of the party’s campaigning techniques and structures.
Liberal roots
The Liberal Party in a West Yorkshire constituency, 1920s-1970s.
Review: How the Liberal Party fared 1939-45
Review of Andrew Thorpe, Parties at War: Political Organisation in Second World War Britain (Oxford University Press, 2009).