1929-1956
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The final quest for Liberal reunion 1943-46
History of the attempts to reunite the Liberal Nationals with the official Liberal Party in the 1940s.
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Liberalism and Unionist Northern Ireland
1921 – 1971: despite all the obstacles, Liberalism survived in Northern Ireland after partitition.
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Local history: Wembley Young Liberals in the 1950s
Alan Knight on being active in the Wembley North Young Liberals in the early 1950s.
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The Lord Chancellor who never was
Biography of the leading Liberal lawyer Norman Birkett (1883-1962).
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The growth of Liberal International
The development of global cooperation between Liberal parties.
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Sir Frank Medlicott (1903-72)
The life and political career of a Liberal and Liberal National MP and activist.
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Liberal Nadir, 1935-56
The 1935 General Election was a catastrophic defeat for the Liberals. The number of MPs for the party was reduced to 19, 12 of whom had majorities of less than 2,000, seven less than 1,000. The party's leader, Herbert Samuel, former Cabinet Minister and Governor-General of Palestine, was defeated at Darwen in Lancashire; other leading…
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The Liberal Nationals
The Liberal National group was officially formed on 5 October 1931; two days before the commencement of the election campaign, which saw the Liberals enter the polls as three distinct groups.
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Strange death?
Review of Ross McKibbin, Parties and People 1914-1951 (Oxford University Press, 2010).