1929-1956
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Report: why didn’t the Liberal Party die?
Report of LDHG meeting of March 1997 on the near death and survival of the Liberal Party in the 1950s and ’60s, with William Wallace.
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1945 and all that
The 1945 election was a stunning Labour victory, but what did it mean for the Liberal Party?
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The Liberal Party and the fall of the Chamberlain government
Examines the crucial role played by Liberal politicians – including Sinclair and Lloyd George – in the ousting of Neville Chamberlain in May 1940.
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The Liberal Party’s performance in 1945
Continuing the debate over the Liberal Party and the 1945 general election.
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The Liberal performance in 1945
Contribution to the continuing debate over the 1945 election: response to earlier Newsletter articles.
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The Liberal Party and the 1945 election
Personal recollections of the Liberal Party’s campaign in the 1945 general election.
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The 1936 Preston by-election
A look at the tensions the by-election caused for Liberal National and Conservative coalition partners.
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The Liberal predicament, 1945-64
How, despite the desperate state of their party, many Liberals kept the faith going at the nadir of the Liberal Party’s fortunes.
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Liberal Party funding between the wars
One of the major problems facing the Liberal Party in the inter-war period was the lack of funds that they had at their disposal. As the Party became increasingly defunct, so it became impossible to attract the wealthy donors, who formed the foundation of the Liberal finances.