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The two Davids: Owen versus Steel
Fringe meeting, Liberal Democrat autumn conference, 17 September 2021, with Sir Graham Watson and Roger Carroll. Chair: Christine Jardine MP
Liberal history news
Obituary: Ronnie Fearn
The question of Europe
Review of Vernon Bogdanor, Britain & Europe in a Troubled World (Yale University Press, 2020).
The Liberal rise in Richmond
The story of how the Liberals grew their local government strength in Richmond in the 1960s and 1970s; with an introduction setting the context. To access this content, you must purchase Annual subscription (digital) – unwaged rate or Annual subscription (digital) – standard rate.
Shirley Williams (27 July 1930 – 11 April 2021)
A recollection of the life and political career of the much-missed Shirley Williams, Baroness Williams of Crosby. To access this content, you must purchase Annual subscription (digital) – unwaged rate or Annual subscription (digital) – standard rate.
Nancy Seear (Lady Seear), 1913-1997
When Lady Violet Bonham Carter died in 1969, the Liberal Party lost its most powerful and indomitable female campaigner. The vacuum she left was filled by Beatrice Nancy Seear, always known by her middle name, a formidable politician possessed of a towering intellect. Seear was an active Liberal and latterly Liberal Democrat for over fifty…
Lord Tony Greaves
An appreciation of the life of Tony Greaves (27 July 1942 – 23 March 2021). To access this content, you must purchase Annual subscription (digital) – unwaged rate or Annual subscription (digital) – standard rate.