Journal of Liberal History 54 – Special issue: The 1906 landslide: the legacy
Journal of Liberal History 54 – Special issue: The 1906 landslide: the legacy
Issue: 54, Spring 2007Price: £8
Contents
The 1906 landslide: the legacy
Introduction to this special issue of the Journal, on the legacy of the 1906 Liberal government.
Problems of continuity
The 1906 general election and foreign policy
Economic strategies and the New Liberalism
New Liberal economic strategies, including free trade and social reform.
The development of the New Liberalism as a philosophy of transition
The philosophy that underpinned the Liberal Party’s revival in the 1906 election.
'Maistly Scotch': Campbell-Bannerman and Liberal leadership
Assessment of the record of the man who led the Liberals into the 1906 landslide.
'I am a Liberal as much as a Tory': Winston Churchill and the memory of 1906
Examination of how Churchill frequently summoned up the memories of 1906 to bolster his own position in politics.
The Liberal Party and the constitution
Argues that the Liberals regarded the 1911 Parliament Act as a final settlement of the second-chamber question.
Liberals in 1906: flourishing or doomed?
Debate between David Dutton (pessimistic) and Martin Pugh (optimistic).
Campbell-Bannerman
Review of Roy Hattersley, Campbell-Bannerman (Haus Publishing, 2006).
Asquith
Review of Stephen Bates, Asquith (Haus Publishing, 2006).
Lloyd George
Review of Hugh Purcell, Lloyd George (Haus Publishing, 2006).
Balfour
Review of E. H. H. Green, Balfour (Haus Publishing, 2006).