1956-1976
Liberals, Europe and the people
The Liberals were the first party to argue for British participation in the European Common Market, in 1956. Support for membership of the European Economic Community was one the main drivers behind the formation of the SDP in 1981. Since the two parties merged, Britain’s destiny as part of the European Union has been a…
Friends or Enemies, Allies or Competitors? Liberals and Labour 1903–2019: 15th September 2024
The history of the association between the Liberal Party / Liberal Democrats and the Labour Party features electoral pacts (both formal and informal), support for minority governments, participation in coalitions – and periods of bitter enmity. So are Liberals and Labour friends or enemies, allies or competitors? The long and complex relationship between Liberals and…
Greening Liberalism: The history of Liberal and Liberal Democrat environmental thinking
Report of Liberal Democrat History Group fringe meeting, 15 March 2024, with Professor Neil Carter and Baroness Parminter. Chair: Keith Melton
Friends or Enemies, Allies or Competitors? Liberals and Labour 1903–2019
The history of the association between the Liberal Party / Liberal Democrats and the Labour Party features electoral pacts (both formal and informal), support for minority governments, participation in coalitions – and periods of bitter enmity. So are Liberals and Labour friends or enemies, allies or competitors? The long and complex relationship between Liberals and…
Liberal Party, empire and commonwealth, 1900–1979
A perspective through election manifestos
‘Like the early Christians in Rome’
Have Liberal Lords been so isolated and powerless?; by Matt Cole
Jo Grimond: An essay on power
Mark Egan introduces Jo Grimond’s article from 1970