Clement Davies: An underestimated Welshman and politician
Clement Davies led the Liberal Party from 1945 to 1956. This article reviews his life and career.
Articles from the Journal of Liberal Democrat History.
Clement Davies led the Liberal Party from 1945 to 1956. This article reviews his life and career.
Biography of William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp (1872-1938).
Report of LDHG meeting of March 1999, with Donald Gorrie MP and Gordon Lishman.
Not only a notable philosopher, John Stuart Mill was also active on many political issues of the day. Robert Ingham looks at one, topical once again.
The Gladstone Lecture, given at St Deiniol’s Library, Hawarden, on 8 July 1998, in the centenary year of Gladstone’s death.
As politicians today grapple with the so-called ‘Third Way,’ perhaps they should consider the lessons of the past.
Liberal Democrat leadership candidates describe their historical inspirations.
As the Liberal Democrats enter their second leadership contest, Robert Ingham looks at contests of the past.
The political career of David Murray, one politician who epitomised the relationship between Liberals and Nationalists in Scotland.
Examination of the historical links between Liberalism and nationalists in Cornwall.
The fight for an independent Cumberland.
No download available.
Examines the development of the Scottish Liberal Democrats and assesses whether the party can emerge from the fringes of Scottish politics to become an important player in the Scottish Parliament.
The history of the post-war Welsh Liberal tradition.
Sometimes allies, sometimes enemies: the history of relations between Scottish Liberals and Scottish Nationalists.
The development of green thinking in the party.
Foreword to the History Group’s new book, report of LDHG meeting of September 1998, which launched it, and the two speeches given there.
How much influence do third parties holding the balance of power really exert?
Chronology: key dates in the life of William Ewart Gladstone 1809-1898; Bibliography: Gladstone: further reading.
Marking the centenary of Gladstone’s death.
As author and statesman, Roy Jenkins gives his impressions of the challenges in tackling a prolific fellow author.