1929-1956
Liberals and the Suez crisis
Examination of the Liberal role in the Suez crisis of 1956 and the long-term consequences for the Liberal Party. To access this content, you must purchase Annual subscription (digital) – unwaged rate or Annual subscription (digital) – standard rate.
The most complex character
Review of Antony Lentin, Lloyd George and the Lost Peace: From Versailles to Hitler, 1914-1940 (Palgrave, 2001).
Internationalism and interdependency
Review of Richard S. Grayson, Liberals, International Relations and Appeasement (Frank Cass, 2001).
The strange survival of Liberal Lancashire
An examination of the resilience of the Liberal Party in the Lancashire cotton districts between the 1920s and 1970s. To access this content, you must purchase Annual subscription (digital) – unwaged rate or Annual subscription (digital) – standard rate.
Walter Runciman and the decline of the Liberal Party
Examination of the part played by Walter Runciman (1870-1949) in the disintegration of the Liberal Party. To access this content, you must purchase Annual subscription (digital) – unwaged rate or Annual subscription (digital) – standard rate.
Liberal defectors identified and explored
Review of Alun Wyburn-Powell, Defectors and the Liberal Party, 1910-2010: A Study of Inter-Party Relations (Manchester University Press, 2012).
Elegant and concise
Review of David Dutton, A History of the Liberal Party Since 1900 (Palgrave Macmillan, 2nd edition, 2013).
John Simon
British politician and statesman and Leader of the Liberal National Party 1931-40