1976-1988
The 1979 General Election
The 1979 general election inaugurated the premiership of Margaret Thatcher and an eighteen-year period of Conservative government. It took place after the ‘winter of discontent’, marked by public sector strikes which destroyed the Labour government’s social contract. The results signalled the end of the post-World War II political consensus, based on an enhanced role for…
How the Liberal Party in Eastleigh grew in the 1970s
Review of Martin Kyrle, The Liberals in Hampshire – a Part(l)y History: Part 3 Eastleigh 1972–81: The thorn in the flesh bursts into flower (Sarsen Press, 2017).
Geoff Tordoff: an appreciation
A look back at the life and long political career in the Liberal Party and Liberal Democrats of Geoff Tordoff. To access this content, you must purchase Annual subscription (digital) – unwaged rate or Annual subscription (digital) – standard rate.
Tentative feelers: the Liberal Party’s response to the emergence of the Green Party
An examination of the early contacts between the Liberal Party and the emerging Green Party in the 1970s. To access this content, you must purchase Annual subscription (digital) – unwaged rate or Annual subscription (digital) – standard rate.
A lifetime in Liberalism: where do we go now?
The fourth Viv Bingham Lecture, as delivered by Tony Greaves. To access this content, you must purchase Annual subscription (digital) – unwaged rate or Annual subscription (digital) – standard rate.
The long march of British history
Review of Martin Pugh, State and Society. A Social and Political History of Britain since 1870 (Bloomsbury Academic, 2017).
Europe: The Liberal Commitment
Autumn Conference fringe meeting, 16 September 2018, with Anthony Howe and Eugenio Biagini; chair: Julie Smith. To access this content, you must purchase Annual subscription (digital) – unwaged rate or Annual subscription (digital) – standard rate.
The long-lived Liberal Party of Canada
An examination of the history of the Canadian Liberal Party. To access this content, you must purchase Annual subscription (digital) – unwaged rate or Annual subscription (digital) – standard rate.
The governance of Europe
Review of Andrew Duff, On Governing Europe: A Federal Experiment (Spinelli Group, 2018).