1976-1988
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What went wrong at Darlington?
Original memo on the 1983 by-election disaster, plus commentary.
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Rise … the SDP 1983-85
Original cartoons from the Social Democrat illustrate what was perhaps the party’s happiest years.
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… and decline: the SDP 1985-87
Original cartoons from the Social Democrat illustrate the run-up to the 1987 election.
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Biography: David Owen
The political career and record of Dr David Owen.
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What might have been
Interview with John Pardoe, Liberal MP for North Cornwall, 1966-79.
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The Launch of the SDP
Review of The Launch of the SDP 1979-1981 – Report of witness seminar in Contemporary Record, Vol 7, autumn 1993, No. 2.
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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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Working with others – the Lib-Lab Pact
Report of meeting of 14 July 2008, with David Steel, Tom McNally and Michael Steed.
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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.