1929-1956
-
Back from the dead: the Liberal Party in the 1950s
In 1951, the Liberal Party’s existence was in grave doubt. At the October general election, the party contested a mere 109 seats, and only six MPs were returned. The party was badly divided over basic questions of strategy, and membership and morale were low. The late 1950s saw an upturn in the Liberals’ fortunes. In…
-
Some cornerstones still in place
The endurance of British Liberalism, 1945–1955.
-
What Honor did next
The pioneering broadcasting career of Honor Balfour (1912–2001).
-
Another Madam Mayor
Lady Howard of Llanelli and the strange case of the Cowell-Stepneys.
-
Five Liberal women and politics
Analysis of the influence of five leading women in the Liberal Party in the early twentieth century.
-
Lloyd George and money
Review of Ian Ivatt, The Financial Affairs of David Lloyd George (Welsh Academic Press, 2019).
-
Anarchism and Liberalism 1880-1980
Some anarchists were successfully influential in liberal networks, starting with many New Liberal networks around the beginning of the 20th Century. My thesis focuses on this earlier period but I am interested in anarchist influences on liberalism throughout the twentieth century. If any readers can help with informing me of their own personal experiences of…
-
A scandalous leader
Review of Peter Raina, The Seventh Earl Beauchamp: A victim of his times (Peter Lang, 2016).