Articles
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A failure of leadership
Defections 1918-29. The post-First World War period saw many Liberals, including high-profile personalities such as Winston Churchill, decide that the time was right for them to change political parties.
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Winston Churchill as a Liberal
Winston Churchill was one of the famous politicians to have held high office in the administrations of two different parties. The text of this article was first delivered as a toast to the University Club of Toronto and a remembrance of the ‘Other Club’ in 1995 by Liberal Senator Jerry S. Grafstein QC.
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Out from under the umbrella
The defection of the Liberal Unionists in 1886 was the greatest blow the Liberal Party suffered in the nineteenth century. This article explains what happened and suggests that there are still some unanswered questions.
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Crossing the floor
Introduction to this special issue of the Journal, on political defections.
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Cricket, Albania and Liberals
Review of Iain Wilton, C. B. Fry: An English Hero (Richard Cohen Books, 1999).
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Thomas Edward Ellis
Biography of Thomas Edward Ellis (1859-1899)
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Collecting political cigarette cards
Description of an unusual form of political activism.
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The Dictionary of Liberal Quotations
Introduction to the Liberal Democrat History Group’s latest publication.
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Lessons for leaders
Considers the options open to Charles Kennedy and draws some lessons from the historical record.