1929-1956
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The watchword liberty
Review of, 50 Years On: A History of the Association of Liberal Democrat Trade Unionists, 1947-97 (Association of Liberal Democrat Trade Unionists, 1997).
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The 8:30 Club: a Liberal Debating Society of the 1930s
What issues concerned Liberal activists in the 1930s? This article examines the records of one young Liberal group.
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The SDP’s ideological legacy
What was the ideological inheritance of the Social Democratic Party? And what did it bequeath to the Liberal Democrats?
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Harry Willcock: the forgotten champion of Liberalism
The story of the Liberal who helped ensure that British citizens today are not compelled to carry identity cards.
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Report: from Beveridge to Blair
Report of LDHG meeting of September 1997 on the welfare state, with Frank Field MP and Nick Timmins.
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The Labour Party and the pursuit of the Liberal vote, 1945-1959
Labour made a determined effort to absorb the Liberal vote when the party seemed to be in terminal decline after 1945.
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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.