1956-1976
The Alliance and after: The travelling of a necessary road
Was it all worth it? A look back at the Alliance years.
The SDP’s ideological legacy
What was the ideological inheritance of the Social Democratic Party? And what did it bequeath to the Liberal Democrats?
Young Liberals; the ‘Red Guard’ era
The role of foreign policy issues in the growth of the Young Liberals in the 1960s and ’70s.
Report: from Beveridge to Blair
Report of LDHG meeting of September 1997 on the welfare state, with Frank Field MP and Nick Timmins.
Scottish devolution: the Grimond years
After 300 years, Scotland is to have a Parliament again. This article examines the role of Jo Grimond in the story of Scottish devolution.
The Labour Party and the pursuit of the Liberal vote, 1945-1959
Labour made a determined effort to absorb the Liberal vote when the party seemed to be in terminal decline after 1945.
Report: why didn’t the Liberal Party die?
Report of LDHG meeting of March 1997 on the near death and survival of the Liberal Party in the 1950s and ’60s, with William Wallace.
The election of Jeremy Thorpe to the Liberal leadership
The first phase of the Liberal postwar revival came to an end with the resignation of Jo Grimond as leader. Tim Beaumont recalls the election of his successor.
Young Liberal influence and its effects, 1970-74
Young Liberals provided the Liberal Party with activists, candidates and radical ideas. This article examines the YL record of the early 1970s.