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Obituary: Ronnie Fearn
The 1992 General Election. 31 January 2022
The 1992 General Election. 31 January 2022. The general election of 1992 was the first contested by the Liberal Democrats, who had been formed from the merger of the Liberal Party and the SDP just four years before. The new party entered the contest buoyed by parliamentary by-election victories, impressive local election results in 1991,…
The question of Europe
Review of Vernon Bogdanor, Britain & Europe in a Troubled World (Yale University Press, 2020).
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.