1956-1976
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Review: A neglected party
Review of David Dutton, Liberals in Schism – A History of the National Liberal Party (I. B. Tauris, 2008).
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The yellow glass ceiling: the mystery of the disappearing Liberal women MPs
Only six women ever sat as Liberal MPs, and most only for very short periods. This article examines why.
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Liberals and local government in London since the 1970s
Report of meeting of 4 February 2008, with Cllr Sir David Williams and Mike Tuffrey GLA.
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The growth of Liberal International
The development of global cooperation between Liberal parties.
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Battle of ideas or absence of leadership?
Analysis of the ideological struggle in the Liberal Party in the 1940s and 1950s.
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Sir Frank Medlicott (1903-72)
The life and political career of a Liberal and Liberal National MP and activist.
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Grimond and the first post-war revival
The apogee of two-party politics in the UK was reached in the 1950s. At the 1955 election, the Conservative and Labour parties, and their allies, between them took 96.10 per cent of the vote and 98.73 per cent of the parliamentary seats in the UK.
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In further search of ‘Orpington Man’
A response to the report on the Liberal Democrat History Group meeting about ‘Orpington Man’.
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Sheelagh Murnaghan and the Ulster Liberal Party
The life and political career of the only Liberal to win a seat in the Northern Ireland parliament.