Articles
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A short history of political virginity
Introduction to this special issue on the history of the Social Democratic Party.
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Biography: Edmund Burke
The career and political thought of Edmund Burke.
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A real triumph for my old friend
The occasion when The Times took at face value an imaginary interview with David Lloyd George.
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The German Liberals
Between third force and marginal force: the Free Democratic Party in German politics.
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The history of the Lib-Labs
The history of what became known as Lib-Labbery: the representation of labour interests in parliament through the Liberal Party.
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Through terror to triumph
Lloyd George’s Queen’s Hall speech of 19 September 1914.
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Crunch times for the Liberal Democrats?
Interviews with Tim Razzall and Chris Rennard.
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The origins of community politics
How did the Liberal Party come to adopt a strategy of community politics in 1970? This article traces the origins of the concept from the New, or Social, Liberalism of Thomas Hill Green, through Jo Grimond’s leadership of the Liberal Party, to the counter-culture of the 1960s.
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The peacemonger
The life and career of David Davies, the first Baron Davies of Llandinam (1880-1944).