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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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The Liberal Democrats: voters and strategies
Review of David Cutts, Andrew Russell and Joshua Townsley, The Liberal Democrats: From hope to despair to where? (Manchester University Press, 2023)
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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
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The 2024 election: Sir Ed Davey’s gamble pays off
An analysis of Liberal Democrat performance in the general election of 2024
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Friends or Enemies, Allies or Competitors? Liberals and Labour 1903–2019
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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‘Like the early Christians in Rome’
Have Liberal Lords been so isolated and powerless?; by Matt Cole
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The Liberal Democrat performance in the 2023 local elections
Breakthrough or consolidation? By John Curtice.