Overview
This book charts the development of political thought within the British Liberal Party and its successor, the Liberal Democrats. Beginning with Jo Grimond's rise to the leadership in 1956, it follows the Liberal resurgence in the second half of the twentieth century through to the major setbacks of the 2015 general election and the 2016 referendum on UK membership of the European Union. Drawing on interviews with leading politicians and political thinkers, the book examines Liberal ideas against the background of key historical events and controversies, including the period of coalition government with the Conservatives. -- .
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Author: Tudor Jones
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Imprint: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 9781526143006
ISBN 10: 1526143003
Pages: 464
Publication Date: 13 September 2019
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Table of Contents
1 Survival of a creed, 1954–56 2 The advent of Grimond: the creed revived, 1956–59 3 Of progress, realignment and disappointed hopes, 1959–67 4 The rise of community politics in uncertain times, 1967–76 5 Liberalism in a cul-de-sac, 1976–79 6 Liberalism within the Alliance: denting the mould, 1979–88 7 Liberals, Owen and the social market economy, 1983–88 8 Recovery after a painful infancy, 1988–97 9 Ashdown’s unfinished project, 1997–99 10 Advance and debate, 1999–2005 11 Crisis, consolidation and reaffirmation, 2005–7 12 Into uncharted post-1945 territory: coalition government, 2010–15 13 Electoral collapse, 2015 and the future of British Liberalism Conclusion Index -- .
Reviews
'Since the mid-1950s, when observers first discerned a revival in its fortunes, the electoral history of the British Liberal Party and its successor, the Liberal Democrats, has been characterised by a bewildering series of upturns and reversals. This uneven path has been accompanied by an ongoing internal debate - partisans might reject the suggestion of a dispute - over the party's underlying philosophy and purpose. Much of this relates to Liberalism's uneasy coalition of social and economic traditions and the extent to which they can be combined within the same political movement. Showing an impressive knowledge and understanding of the relevant literature, Tudor Jones expertly leads the reader through Liberalism's ideological history over the last sixty years. His work is timely. With the Liberal Democrats again reclaiming a significant role in British politics, this book is one which students and practitioners of Liberalism will want to read.' David Dutton, Ramsay Muir Emeritus Professor of Modern History, University of Liverpool -- .
Author Information
Tudor Jones is Honorary Research Fellow in the History of Political Thought at Coventry University
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