1956-1976
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Cornwall: A local study in Liberal survival
How did the Liberal Party fare in its traditional stronghold of Cornwall?
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The survival of the Liberal Party, 1931–60
Malcolm Baines introduces this special edition of the Journal of Liberal History.
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A Lifelong Espousal of Liberal Values
Diaries and Letter of Violet Bonham-Carter, 1946-1969
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Friends or Enemies, Allies or Competitors? Liberals and Labour 1903–2019
Report of Liberal Democrat History Group fringe meeting, 15 September 2024, with David Laws and Jim Wallace. Chair: Wendy Chamberlain MP.
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Roy Jenkins’ ‘liberal hour[s]’
An examination of Roy Jenkins’ record in reforming and liberalising race relations legislation.
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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…
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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…
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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