In this issue: Paddy Ashdown – An Appreciation (Michael Meadowcroft); Writing about Paddy (Neil Stockley); The long-lived Liberal Party of Canada (Tom Axworthy and Lorna Marsden); ‘Vote for Mr Crum and one other Liberal’ (David Hanson MP); Europe – The Liberal Commitment, with Anthony Howe and Eugenio Biagini (meeting report by Neil Stockley); review of Kroeze, Vitoria and Geltner (eds.), Anti-corruption in History: From Antiquity to the Modern Era (Tom Crook); review of Wilkinson, Lloyd George: Statesman or Scoundrel (Alan Mumford); review of Pugh, State and Society: A Social and Political History of Britain Since 1870 (Eugenio Biagini); review of Gottlieb and Toye (eds.), The Aftermath of Suffrage: Women, Gender and Politics in Britain, 1918–1945 (Ian Cawood).
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Contents
Liberal History News
Saving Dunford House; Restoring Liberal Democrat party political broadcasts; Corrigenda.
Paddy Ashdown – An Appreciation
A recollection of the career of Paddy Ashdown, Leader of the Liberal Democrats 1988–99.
Writing about Paddy
A look at how Paddy Ashdown’s life and career were remembered and celebrated in the media.
The long-lived Liberal Party of Canada
An examination of the history of the Canadian Liberal Party.
‘Vote for Mr Crum and one other Liberal’
The origin of two 1874 election leaflets.
Europe: The Liberal Commitment
Autumn Conference fringe meeting, 16 September 2018, with Anthony Howe and Eugenio Biagini; chair: Julie Smith.
Enemies of corruption
Review of Ronald Kroeze, André Vitória, and G. Geltner (eds.), Anti-corruption in History: From Antiquity to the Modern Era (Oxford University Press, 2018).
Lloyd George condemned
Review of Richard Wilkinson, Lloyd George: Statesman or Scoundrel (IB Tauris, 2018).
The long march of British history
Review of Martin Pugh, State and Society. A Social and Political History of Britain since 1870 (Bloomsbury Academic, 2017).
Women in politics
Review of J. Gottlieb and R. Toye (eds.), The Aftermath of Suffrage: Women, Gender, and Politics in Britain, 1918–1945 (Macmillan, 2013).
Lord Davies of Llandinam Papers
Description of the papers of Lord Davies of Llandinam held at the Welsh Political Archive at the National Library of Wales.
Letters to the Editor
Liberals in local government (Michael Steed); Liberal Party Council (David Steel).