The concessions behind the 1911 Parliament Act
The opening of the 1911 Parliament Act, which clipped the House of Lords’ powers, promised it was only an interim measure. … Read the full post »
David Lloyd George
Read about the Liberal Chancellor of the Exchequer and then coalition Prime Minister, David Lloyd George.
Forgotten heroes for a governing party: Monday 20 June
Some forgotten figures of Liberal history may deserve their obscurity, but most remain an unmined source. … Read the full post »
Nick Clegg’s conference speech
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, wearing a Yes To Fairer Votes badge, closed the party’s Sheffield conference with a return to his theme of Alarm Clock Britain. … Read the full post »
Nick Clegg: we’re making the rich pay their fair share of tax
“I know that with integrity, determination and courage of conviction, together, we can change Wales for good” – Nick Clegg. … Read the full post »
Forgotten Liberal heroes: Clarence Henry Willcock
“I am a Liberal and I am against this sort of thing” – Clarence Henry Willcock, usually called Harry. … Read the full post »
Forgotten Liberal heroes: Margaret Wintringham
Margaret Wintringham was the third woman to be elected an MP, the second to take her seat and the first to be a Liberal for her two female predecessors in winning election were Countess Markievicz (Sinn Fein, did not take her seat) and Nancy Astor (Conservative, first female MP to take her seat). … Read the full post »
The forgotten liberal hero: Earl Grey
Charles Grey, second Earl Grey, Viscount Howick and Baron Grey, was the Prime Minister who oversaw the Great Reform Act of 1832, which overhauled the country’s parliamentary electoral system and was the culmination of two years of intense political crisis. … Read the full post »
The history of Prime Minister’s Questions
Today sees Nick Clegg take to the Despatch Box to answer Prime Minister’s Questions in David Cameron’s absence from the UK. … Read the full post »
A Delicate Balance: the history of Liberals and hung Parliaments
The Liberal Democrat History Group meeting at Bournemouth conference, supported by The Guardian, looked at hung Parliaments and lessons from the past for the Liberal Democrats. … Read the full post »