The Liberal Song, with Jo Grimond on the B-side
In 1964, the National League of Young Liberals (the party’s then youth wing) released The Liberal Song, sung by Brian Lee. … Read the full post »
Jo Grimond
Jo Grimond was leader of the Liberal Party 1956-1967, and also briefly returned as interim in 1976 during the Jeremy Thorpe scandal.
Forgotten Liberal heroes: Lady Louise Glen-Coats
Lady Louise Glen-Coats was a significant female Liberal in the first half of the twentieth century but, lacking a famous surname, has fallen into the cracks of history. … Read the full post »
Saving the party from disaster: lessons from Jo Grimond for the Liberal Democrats
I’ve tried something a little different for this episode of Never Mind The Bar Charts: taking a look at the career of a previous party leader to see the lessons for the current Liberal Democrats. … Read the full post »
Paddy Ashdown, Lib Dem strategy, Tim Farron’s record and overseas elections in pilot podcast #2
Welcome to the second, and still possibly last, edition of a new political podcast featuring former Lib Dem Voice editor Stephen Tall and, er…, former Lib Dem Voice editor Mark Pack. … Read the full post »
Love Island, Brexit, Jo Grimond and international trade: LDN #114
Liberal Democrat Newswire #114 came out last week with a range of contributions from guests on topics as varied as Love Island, Jo Grimond and international trade. … Read the full post »
Forgotten Liberal heroes: (Lord) Desmond Banks
Desmond, later Lord, Banks was one of the central figures in keeping the Liberal Party going after the Second World War. He became a life peer in 1974. … Read the full post »
Forgotten Liberal heroes: Pratap Chitnis – campaign mastermind
Pratap (later Lord) Chitnis was the post-war Liberal Party’s first grassroots campaigning mastermind. … Read the full post »
Lib Dem MP calls for “moderate Labour” to break away or work with Lib Dems
There are many moderate Labour figures who share the Lib Dem vision of a positive alternative to this divisive Brexit government. … Read the full post »
The Liberal Party and the Economy, 1929-1964 – or what politicians do when economists change their minds
Peter Sloman’s The Liberal Party and the Economy, 1929-1964 comes with as hefty a price tag as its weight of scholarly research. … Read the full post »
Has any philosophical question ever been answered successfully with a simple yes or no?
Michael Meadowcroft in The Guardian has an answer to that, of sorts, featuring Jo Grimond. … Read the full post »