1910-1929
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The 1918 coupon election and its consequences
In November 1918, just 24 hours after the Armistice had been signed with Germany, the Liberal Prime Minister, David Lloyd George, announced his decision to hold a general election. Selected coalition candidates received a signed letter of endorsement from Lloyd George and the Conservative leader Andrew Bonar Law. The 1918 election thus became known as…
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‘Pacifism is not enough; nor patriotism, either’
The life of Philip Kerr, Lord Lothian.
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Liberals, free trade and Europe
From Cobden to the Common Market.
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Radical Joe and Chocolate George
Review of Andrew Reekes, Two Titans, One City: Joseph Chamberlain and George Cadbury (History West Midlands, 2017).
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Fascinating diary entries of a Liberal junior minister in the thick of events
Review of Andrew Thorpe and Richard Toye (eds.), Parliament and Politics in the Age of Asquith and Lloyd George: the Diaries of Cecil Harmsworth, MP, 1909–1922, Camden Fifth Series, Volume 50 (Cambridge University Press, 2016).
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Margot in wartime
Review of Anne de Courcy, Margot at War: Love and Betrayal in Downing Street, 1912–1916 (Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2015).
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Letters to the Editor
The 1915 general election (Graem Peters, Peter Rowland); Chris Rennard interview (Barry Standen, Roger Jenking).
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The Nonconformist mind of Lloyd George
The roots of Lloyd George’s political beliefs.