Articles
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Biography: David Owen
The political career and record of Dr David Owen.
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Merger and aftermath: 1987-89
Original cartoons from the Social Democrat illustrate the wrangles over merger and the eclipse of the Owenite Continuing SDP.
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Chronology: SDP and Alliance
Key dates in SDP and Alliance history.
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Interviewing Roy Jenkins
The last major interview given by Roy Jenkins, in November 2002.
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The British Liberal tradition
From Gladstone to young Churchill, Asquith and Lloyd George – is Blair their heir? The fourth annual Senator Keith Davey lecture delivered at Victoria University, University of Toronto, in 2000.
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Writing about Roy
Review of the obituaries and appreciations of Roy Jenkins published by major newspapers.
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Pioneering spirit
Were Liberals really the inventors of community politics? Tony Little takes a look at Benjamin Franklin’s claim.
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Lawyer, politician and judge
The career of Tommy Shaw (1850-1937), one of Campbell-Bannerman’s law officers.
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The Rainbow Circle and the New Liberalism
Examination of the role of a little-known radical group in the 1890s in the evolution of the Liberal and Labour parties.