Articles
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‘Exchange goods, not bombs’
Free trade was one of the cornerstones of the Victorian Liberal Party. This article examines the Liberal record on trade from the repeal of the Corn Laws to the Uruguay Round.
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July-August 1914: Achieving the seemingly impossible
British entry into the war offered the first test of Liberal values and of the calibre of Prime Minister Asquith. Examination of the events surrounding the declaration of war on 4 August 1914.
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An intractable problem? Gladstone and Irish home rule
1880 – 1886: Gladstone’s efforts to achieve Home Rule for Ireland.
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What might have been
Interview with John Pardoe, Liberal MP for North Cornwall, 1966-79.
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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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Writing about Roy
Review of the obituaries and appreciations of Roy Jenkins published by major newspapers.
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Aspects of organisational modernisation in political parties: the case of the SDP
Organisational innovations introduced by the SDP.
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Rise … the SDP 1983-85
Original cartoons from the Social Democrat illustrate what was perhaps the party’s happiest years.
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Hilaire Belloc and the Liberal revival
Distributism – an alternative Liberal tradition?