1910-1929
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By-elections in the Great War
Review of John Leston, Battles at the Ballot: The Politicians, Idealists & Cranks of Britain’s First World War By-Elections (Haythorp Books, 2025)
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The General Strike, 1926
Review of David Torrance, The Edge of Revolution: The General Strike that Shook Britain (Bloomsbury Continuum, 2026)
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Liberals and Trade Unions: The General Strike of 1926
One hundred years ago, from 4 to 12 May 1926, the TUC held the General Strike in support of the mineworkers, who were being forced to accept lower wages and work longer hours to maintain their employers’ profitability. It was one of the most dramatic peacetime events in twentieth-century Britain, affecting people and communities throughout the…
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Liberals and local government
The Liberal commitment to localism and local power has strong historical roots. Discussing 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, are Dr Ian Cawood (Associate Professor of History, University of Stirling) and Dr Brendon Jones (University of Manchester). Chair:…