1910-1929
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Liberals and local government
The Liberal commitment to localism and local power has strong historical roots. Discuss the Liberal innovations in local government in Birmingham in the 1870s, led by Joseph Chamberlain, and in Manchester in the 1920s, led by E. D. Simon, with Dr Ian Cawood (Associate Professor of History, University of Stirling) and Dr Brendon Jones (University of Manchester). This…
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Edward Donner and the rise of Manchester Liberalism
The story of a major figure in Manchester Liberalism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
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A new economic policy for the Liberal Party?
Report of the Liberal Democrat History Group evening meeting, 30 June 2025, with Professor Peter Sloman and Richard Walker. Chair: Daisy Cooper MP.
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The Manchester Liberal MPs and the first Labour government
An examination of the experiences of the five Manchester Liberal MPs during the 1924 Parliament.