1910-1929
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The long-lived Liberal Party of Canada
An examination of the history of the Canadian Liberal Party.
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Meeting report: The 1918 Coupon Election and its consequences
Evening meeting, 2 July 2018, with Alistair Cooke and Kenneth O. Morgan; chair: Claire Tyler Report by David Cloke Baroness Tyler opened the meeting by noting ironically that the period featured two ingredients that attendees had come to know and love: snap elections and Liberal–Conservative coalitions. Indeed, the parallels with and significance for our own…
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The 1918 Coupon Election and its Consequences
Report of the evening meeting, 2 July 2018, with Alistair Cooke and Kenneth O. Morgan; chair: Claire Tyler.
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Votes for Women (2)
Review of Diane Atkinson, Rise Up Women! The Remarkable Lives of the Suffragettes (Bloomsbury, 2018); Jane Robinson, Hearts and Minds: The Untold Story of the Great Pilgrimage and How Women Won the Vote (Doubleday, 2018).
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Votes for Women (1)
Report of the conference fringe meeting, 9 March 2018, with Krista Cowman and Jo Swinson MP; chair: Elizabeth Jewkes.
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The 1924 Labour Government and the Failure of the Whips
The party whips, the collapse of the government and the decline of the Liberal Party.
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7 December 1916: Asquith, Lloyd George and the crisis of Liberalism
An analysis of the partnership between the Liberal leaders which finally split under the strains of war.
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A truly remarkable man – but not a universal man
Review of Richard Davenport-Hines, Universal Man: The Seven Lives of John Maynard Keynes (William Collins, 2015).
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Asquith: friendship, love and betrayal
How did Liberal Prime Minister H. H. Asquith’s friendships and relationships affect his political decisions?