1929-1956
The forgotten leader
Review of Alan Wyburn-Powell, Clement Davies: Liberal Leader (Politico’s, 2003).
Too short a history
Review of Chris Cook, A Short History of the Liberal Party 1900-2001 (Palgrave, 2002).
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.
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.
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.
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).