Journal of Liberal History

England Objects to the Treaty of Versailles, June 1, 1919

Journal of Liberal History

For the discussion and research of Liberal, Liberal Democrat and SDP history

Articles

  • Landslide

    The Labour Party’s performance in the 1997 general election took even its most optimistic supporters by surprise. How does the result look when compared with previous election landslides? And what might happen now?

  • Young Liberal influence and its effects, 1970-74

    Young Liberals provided the Liberal Party with activists, candidates and radical ideas. This article examines the YL record of the early 1970s.

  • The Sutton & Cheam by-election

    The Sutton & Cheam by-election was won for the Liberal Party in December 1972. Jennifer Tankard interviews the victor, Graham (now Lord) Tope.

  • Abortion reform 1967

    Memories of the battles over one of the key pieces of social reform legislation of the 1960s.

  • The lessons of Orpington

    Analysis of the importance of the by-election result for the Liberal Party.

  • Fighting Orpington

    The stunning by-election victory of Orpington in 1962 was the high point of the first Liberal revival. Eric Lubbock (now Lord Avebury) was the candidate.

  • Jo Grimond’s leadership of the Liberal Party

    ‘The personification and the hope of postwar Liberalism.’ The record of Jo Grimond.

  • Remembering Beveridge

    Memories of William Beveridge, social scientist and Liberal, whose ideas shaped British postwar politics.

  • 1959-74: years of Liberal revolution?

    Introduction to this special issue on the Liberal postwar revival.

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