Articles
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Liberalism and Unionist Northern Ireland
1921 – 1971: despite all the obstacles, Liberalism survived in Northern Ireland after partitition.
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Alliance, Liberals and the SDP
1971 – 1985: the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland was born in the midst of the Troubles, in April 1970. This article looks back at the party’s history and its relationships with the Liberal Party and the SDP.
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The 2001 election
Examination of the Liberal Democrat performance in the election of 7 June 2001, with lessons for the party’s future strategy.
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Liberal unity frustrated
Why the Liberal Party failed to patch up effectively its first major post-war split, between the supporters of Asquith and those of Lloyd George.
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The final quest for Liberal reunion 1943-46
History of the attempts to reunite the Liberal Nationals with the official Liberal Party in the 1940s.
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Impacts of reunification?
The electoral impact of a potential Liberal-National Liberal reunion in the 1940s.
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Great Liberal Speeches
Introduction to the Liberal Democrat History Group’s latest publication.
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Liberals cheer Mr Churchill
Speech: Winston Churchill at the National Liberal Club, 22 July 1943.
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Jimmy
The career of one of the Liberal Party’s most colourful MPs, James de Rothschild (1878-1957).