DOCSLIB.ORG

Mill and the Liberals Eugenio Biagini John Stuart Mill and the Liberal Party Alan Butt Philip Mill As Politician Mill’S Career As an MP J

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Mill and the Liberals Eugenio Biagini John Stuart Mill and the Liberal Party Alan Butt Philip Mill As Politician Mill’S Career As an MP J For the study of Liberal, SDP and Issue 70 / Spring 2011 / £6.00 Liberal Democrat history Journal of LiberalHI ST O R Y Mill and the Liberals Eugenio Biagini John Stuart Mill and the Liberal Party Alan Butt Philip Mill as politician Mill’s career as an MP J. Graham Jones Archie and Clem Antony Wood John Bright Great political campaigner or something more? David Howarth A coalition is born Reviews of books by Laws and Wilson Liberal Democrat History Group LiberaL History news sprinG 2011 Liberal History News is a regular feature in the Jour- at Criccieth as well as footage Records in Essex Identity cards and Harry nal (except in special themed of LG, accompanied by his The records of the North-East Willcock issues), reporting news of meet- daughter Megan and his son Essex Euro-Constituency Asso- The reference in your website ings, conferences, commemo- Gwilym, on his controversial ciation for the 1984 Euro elec- ‘On this day’ (21 February) to rations, dinners or any other visit to meet Hitler at Berchtes- tion have been deposited with the abolition of UK identity events, together with anything gaden in 1936. The home movie the Essex Record Office, Wharf cards in 1952 prompts one to else of contemporary interest style film was shot by LG’s long Road, Chelmsford, Essex CM2 recall the case of Harry Will- to our readers. Contributions -time private secretary, A J 6YT. (Tel: 01245 244606, www. cock (1896-1952) who was the are very welcome; please keep Sylvester. Equally important, essex.gov.uk/ero). Report by last person to be prosecuted for them concise, and accompany Andrew Green showed a clip Stewart Rayment. refusing to produce his identity them, if possible, with photos. from the famous silent film They have been given card. By Sandy Waugh. Email to the Editor on jour- completed in the last months of Accession Number A12987 – While driving in London on [email protected] the First World War, The Life catalogue reference D/Z 575. 7 December 1950, Willcock was Story of David Lloyd George. The This comprises minutes, letters stopped by a police constable film, which was suddenly and (the seat was contested by the and instructed to present his Lloyd George Society mysteriously withdrawn before SDP, whose prospective can- identity card at a police station weekend school, 2011 its first screening, was believed didates were asked about ‘open within 48 hours. He refused, The annual weekend school of to have been lost forever but joint selection’) and the like. saying: ‘I am a Liberal and I am the Lloyd George Society took was rediscovered in 1994 among Certain (membership) records against this sort of thing’. He place on 18–20 February at the material belonging to Viscount may only be viewed with the was then prosecuted under the Hotel Commodore in Lland- Tenby, LG’s grandson. consent of the depositor. 1939 National Registration Act, rindod Wells, where members The National Library rep- ERO has a fair amount of convicted and fined ten shil- of the Society enjoyed talks and resents a wonderful resource Liberal and Lib Dem material lings (the equivalent of about presentations on politics, eco- to students of Welsh political in its archive, including minute £13 today). nomics and history. Graham history with many materials books and newspaper cuttings Although he lost his appeal, Lippiatt reports. available online and a number from the nineteenth century in Lord Chief Justice Goddard This year’s programme fea- of digitisation projects, such as relation to some Liberal Asso- spoke out against the continued tured two contributions which one of many Welsh local news- ciations and Colchester Liberal use of compulsory identity touched directly on the life and papers, being completed – visit Club, microfilm of election cards. Thereafter, Willcock times of David Lloyd George, www.llgc.org.uk to find out scrapbooks from 1900, 1906 and led a campaign against iden- as well as a review of Welsh more. 1910 and some documents going tity cards and when they were Liberal history by Professor In the afternoon session back as far as the 1840s. abolished, in response to the Russell Deacon whose book, of the School, members were There is also a significant Lord Chief Justice’s comments The Welsh Liberals: The History treated to a talk about, and later amount of more contempo- and the campaign, hundreds of the Liberal and Liberal Democrat a showing of, the award-win- rary material, particularly of cards were posted to him to parties in Wales is to be published ning documentary, Dwy Wraig Focus leaflets from Southend’s auction for charity. later this year by Welsh Aca- Lloyd George (The Two Wives Chalkwell Ward (Southend A former councillor and demic Press. of Lloyd George) by Catrin was an early exponent of this magistrate in Leeds and a Lib- Andrew Green, the Librar- Evans, the film’s producer. kind of campaigning) and also eral candidate (1945 and 1950) in ian and Chief Executive of the The revealing documentary, a the press cuttings book of Mal- Barking, he died on 12 Decem- National Library of Wales in Tinopolis production for S4C, don Young Liberal Association ber 1952 (less than ten months Aberystwyth, gave a presen- was the culmination of years from 1968 to 1977 on micro- after identity cards were abol- tation about the history and of research by Ffion Hague for film – which is just as well, for ished) while debating at a meet- work of the National Library her book, The Pain and Privilege: they are probably otherwise ing in the National Liberal Club that included details of the The Women in Lloyd George’s Life, lost. (It is good practice to in London. His last word before collections in the Welsh Politi- published in 2008. Among the deposit such materials with his death was reported to have cal Archive containing many highlights wass the first televi- County Record Offices for been ‘freedom’. papers relating to David Lloyd sion interview ever with Frances that very reason.) Journal of Liberal History 17 George and his family. Stevenson’s daughter, Jennifer Details of what papers (winter 1997–98) contained The National Library is Longford, now a Vice-President relating to the Liberal Party an article about Willcock and also the repository for the of the Lloyd George Society. and Liberal Democrats are in the abolition of identity cards; Welsh Film and Television More information about the the archive can be accessed this issue is freely available on Archive and Andrew Green Lloyd George Society can be at the link: http://seax. the History Group’s website at showed some fascinating film found at its website, www.lloy- essexcc.gov.uk/all_results. www.liberalhistory.org.uk. of Lloyd George and his family dgeorgesociety.org.uk. asp?intSearchType=12. 2 Journal of Liberal History 70 Spring 2011 Journal of Liberal History issue 70: spring 2011 The Journal of Liberal History is published quarterly by the Liberal Democrat History Group. ISSN 1479-9642 Liberal history news 2 Editor: Duncan Brack Lloyd George Society weekend school; Records in Essex; Identity cards and Deputy Editor: Tom Kiehl Harry Willcock Assistant Editor: Siobhan Vitelli Biographies Editor: Robert Ingham Reviews Editor: Dr Eugenio Biagini John Stuart Mill and the Liberal Party 4 Contributing Editors: Graham Lippiatt, Tony Little, Eugenio Biagini analyses the impact of the Victorian Liberal philosopher on his York Membery party. Patrons John Stuart Mill as politician 10 Dr Eugenio Biagini; Professor Michael Freeden; Alan Butt Philip looks at Mill’s brief career as a Member of Parliament. Professor John Vincent Editorial Board An archivist’s nightmare: the papers of John 14 Dr Malcolm Baines; Dr Roy Douglas; Dr Barry Doyle; Stuart Mill Dr David Dutton; Professor David Gowland; Professor The Mill-Taylor Collection at the LSE; by Sue Donnelly. Richard Grayson; Dr Michael Hart; Peter Hellyer; Ian Hunter; Dr J. Graham Jones; Tony Little; Professor Ian Machin; Dr Mark Pack; Dr Ian Packer; Dr John Powell; Ed Birmingham: birthplace of radical Liberalism 19 Randall; Jaime Reynolds; Dr Andrew Russell; Iain Sharpe Cllr Paul Tilsley explores Birmingham’s Liberal heritage. Editorial/Correspondence Archie and Clem 22 Contributions to the Journal – letters, articles, and J Graham Jones tells the story of the relationship between the successive book reviews – are invited. The Journal is a refereed Liberal leaders Sir Archibald Sinclair and Clement Davies. publication; all articles submitted will be reviewed. Contributions should be sent to: John Bright: great political campaigner or 32 Duncan Brack (Editor) 54 Midmoor Road, London SW12 0EN something more? email: [email protected] Biography of the radical Liberal campaigner John Bright; by Antony Wood. All articles copyright © Journal of Liberal History. Letters to the Editor 37 Advertisements Young Liberals (John Howe). Full page £100; half page £60; quarter page £35. Discounts available for repeat ads or offers to readers (e.g. discounted book prices). To place ads, please Report: The Great Reform Act of 1832 – its legacy 38 contact the Editor. and influence on the Coalition’s reform agenda with Philip Salmon and Mark Pack; report by Neil Stockley. Subscriptions/Membership An annual subscription to the Journal of Liberal History Reviews 40 costs £20.00 (£12.50 unwaged rate). This includes Laws, 22 Days in May, and Wilson, 5 Days to Power, reviewed by David Howarth; membership of the History Group unless you inform us otherwise. Non-UK subscribers should add £5.00. Jones, Lloyd George and Welsh Liberalism, reviewed by Kenneth O. Morgan. The institutional rate is £50.00, which includes online access. As well as printed copies, online subscribers are able to access online copies of current and all past Journals.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • David Cameron's Speech Was About As Pro-European As Can Be Expected of a British Conservative Prime Minister in the Current Co
    blo gs.lse.ac.uk http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/archives/30204 David Cameron’s speech was about as pro-European as can be expected of a British Conservative Prime Minister in the current context On Wednesday, David Cameron delivered his long awaited speech on the UK’s relationship with Europe, guaranteeing a referendum on the country’s EU membership should his party win the next election. Simon Hix gives a critical reading of the speech, noting that the content was far more pro-European than might have been expected. He argues that there are strong reasons to support a renegotiation of the UK’s position inside the EU and that a referendum on this new agreement could re-engage British citizens with the European project. This article was first published on LSE’s EUROPP blog I read the complete text of David Cameron’s speech bef ore reading any of the commentary in newspapers, on the various blogs or f rom the usual twitterati. And I’m so glad I did. I came away f rom an unadulterated reading of the speech pleasantly surprised. This surprise in part ref lects my prior f ears that Cameron would deliver the most anti-European speech of any British Prime Minister. Instead, the speech is remarkably pro-European given current domestic circumstances – especially the shrillness of the anti-European tabloids, the Europhobia of some Tory backbenchers, and the rising UKIP tide. The Prime Minister made the case f or Europe, f or the EU single market, f or Britain as a European power, and even f or deeper integration in the Eurozone.
    [Show full text]
  • Liberalism, Social Democracy, and Tom Kent Kenneth C
    Liberalism, Social Democracy, and Tom Kent Kenneth C. Dewar Journal of Canadian Studies/Revue d'études canadiennes, Volume 53, Number/numéro 1, Winter/hiver 2019, pp. 178-196 (Article) Published by University of Toronto Press For additional information about this article https://muse.jhu.edu/article/719555 Access provided by Mount Saint Vincent University (19 Mar 2019 13:29 GMT) Journal of Canadian Studies • Revue d’études canadiennes Liberalism, Social Democracy, and Tom Kent KENNETH C. DEWAR Abstract: This article argues that the lines separating different modes of thought on the centre-left of the political spectrum—liberalism, social democracy, and socialism, broadly speaking—are permeable, and that they share many features in common. The example of Tom Kent illustrates the argument. A leading adviser to Lester B. Pearson and the Liberal Party from the late 1950s to the early 1970s, Kent argued for expanding social security in a way that had a number of affinities with social democracy. In his paper for the Study Conference on National Problems in 1960, where he set out his philosophy of social security, and in his actions as an adviser to the Pearson government, he supported social assis- tance, universal contributory pensions, and national, comprehensive medical insurance. In close asso- ciation with his philosophy, he also believed that political parties were instruments of policy-making. Keywords: political ideas, Canada, twentieth century, liberalism, social democracy Résumé : Cet article soutient que les lignes séparant les différents modes de pensée du centre gauche de l’éventail politique — libéralisme, social-démocratie et socialisme, généralement parlant — sont perméables et qu’ils partagent de nombreuses caractéristiques.
    [Show full text]
  • Copy of 2008122008-Cwells-Regulated
    1 donation information continues on reverse Late reported donation by regulated donees 15 February 2001 - 31 January 2008 (where data is available) Regulated donee Donor organisation Donor forename Donor surname Donor status Address 1 Address 2 Jimmy Hood MP BAA Plc Company 130 Wilton Road Keith Simpson MP BAA Plc Company 130 Wilton Road Cheryl Gillan MP BAA Plc Company 130 Wilton Road Elfyn Llwyd MP BAA Plc Company 130 Wilton Road Ian Stewart MP BAA Plc Company 130 Wilton Road Ian Stewart MP Manchester Airport Plc Company PO Box 532 Town Hall John Gummer MP BAA Plc Company 130 Wilton Road Christopher Beazles BAA Plc Company 130 Wilton Road Chris Smith MP BAA Plc Company 130 Wilton Road Mike Weir MP BAA Plc Company 130 Wilton Road Tony Worthington MP BAA Plc Company 130 Wilton Road Ian Davidson MP BAA plc Company 130 Wilton Road Paul Tyler BAA Plc Company 130 Wilton Road Matthew Taylor MP BAA Plc Company 130 Wilton Road Menzies Campbell MP BAA Plc Company 130 Wilton Road Archy Kirkwood BAA Plc Company 130 Wilton Road David Hanson MP BAA Plc Company 130 Wilton Road Colin Breed MP BAA Plc Company 130 Wilton Road David Marshall MP BAA Plc Company 130 Wilton Road Mark Oaten MP BAA Plc Company 130 Wilton Road Diana Wallis MEP Manchester Airport Plc Company PO Box 532 Town Hall Christopher Ruane MP BAA Plc Company 130 Wilton Road Tim Loughton MP BAA Plc Company 130 Wilton Road Robert Wareing MP BAA Plc Company 130 Wilton Road Robert Wareing MP Manchester Airport Plc Company PO Box 532 Town Hall John McFall MP BAA Plc Company 130 Wilton Road
    [Show full text]
  • What Happens After an Indecisive Election Result?
    BRIEFING PAPER Number 07163, 9 June 2017 What happens after an By Lucinda Maer indecisive election result? Gail Bartlett Inside: 1. Forming a government after a hung parliament 2. “Caretaker” administrations 3. The meeting of a new Parliament 4. The Queen’s Speech 5. An investiture vote? www.parliament.uk/commons-library | intranet.parliament.uk/commons-library | [email protected] | @commonslibrary Number 07163, 9 June 2017 2 Contents Summary 3 1. Forming a government after a hung parliament 5 1.1 What kind of government can form? 5 1.2 Historical precedents 6 1.3 When should an incumbent Prime Minister resign? 7 1.4 How long does government formation take? 9 1.5 Internal party consultation 9 1.6 Role of the House of Commons 10 1.7 Effects of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 10 2. “Caretaker” administrations 12 2.1 What is a “caretaker” administration? 12 2.2 The nature of the restrictions on government action 12 2.3 When do the restrictions end? 13 3. The meeting of a new Parliament 15 3.1 When does a Parliament return? 15 4. The Queen’s Speech 17 4.1 When does the Queen’s Speech take place? 17 4.2 The debate on the Address 17 5. An investiture vote? 19 Cover page image copyright UK Parliament 3 What happens after an indecisive election result? Summary Following the 2017 general election, held on 8 June 2017, the Conservative Party was returned as the largest party, but did not have an overall majority in the House of Commons.
    [Show full text]
  • Going, Going, Gone: How Safe Is David Cameron?
    Going, Going, Gone: How Safe is David Cameron? democraticaudit.com /2016/06/03/going-going-gone-how-safe-is-david-cameron/ By Democratic Audit UK 2016-6-3 Last weekend, rumors were once again abound of plots to remove David Cameron as leader. Ben Worthy assesses the Prime Minister’s position in light of the latest threat, and writes that although it appears probable he will survive attempts to topple him in the short-term, the plots, rumours and rebellion will continue. David Cameron at first Cabinet meeting in 2010. Credit: Crown Copyright The UK’s EU referendum has turned into a series of threats against Cameron himself. The weekend was dominated by swirling rumours about Conservative MPs plotting to remove their leader with talk of plots of 50 MPs, (metaphorical) ‘stabbing in the front’ and letters to the 1922 committee. This isn’t the first time Cameron has faced challenges to his position. So how safe is he now? The rules for triggering an election for a Conservative party leader are clear. To ‘secure a confidence vote, 15% of Conservative Members of Parliament (“in receipt of the Conservative Whip”) must submit a request for such a vote, in writing, to the Chairman of the 1922 Committee’. This means 50 MPs need to sign a letter. There are 330 Conservative whipped MPs in the House of Commons. It is estimated that around 110 are definitely Brexit versus 128 MPs for Remain with the rest unknown. There are likely enough unhappy MPs to get 50 signatures on a letter. How these numbers may translate into a leadership election is less clear.
    [Show full text]
  • 43 Sell Wyburn Powell Clement Davies Review
    REVIEWS Raising more money is vital. He a swimming pool and friends. I the youngest King’s Counsels of is enjoying his relatively new role also like cooking. I am very for- his day, he subsequently went as Chief Executive, in which he tunate in my very supportive wife on to achieve a successful busi- retains his overall campaigning Ann. She’s a teacher and was an ness career in which he became responsibility. He believes he activist in the party in Liverpool a director of Unilever. has helped to raise headquarters when we married in 1989. She He was elected to Parlia- morale and that he now has a comes to lots of party functions ment for Montgomeryshire, his very effective team to whom he with me and in by-elections she home county, in 1929. Liberal can delegate, but he also knows catches up with me for an inti- politics were fluid in the 1930s he must raise more funds. ‘That mate Chinese meal at midnight and Davies became a Simonite. must be my principal priority. with twenty other workers! And He seconded the motion on the Lack of money holds us back. We yes, I do enjoy being a peer but, King’s Speech in 1932. His early need it, not to spend on advertis- apart from voting, I don’t play a political career is a paradox. As ing but to get ourselves more free very active part.’ Liberal Party leader Davies was to publicity and to boost our target Well, there is an admission! champion the party’s independ- seats’ he says.
    [Show full text]
  • Appendix to Memorandum of Law on Behalf of United
    APPENDIX TO MEMORANDUM OF LAW ON BEHALF OF UNITED KINGDOM AND EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARIANS AS AMICI CURIAE IN SUPPORT OF PETITIONER’S MOTION FOR A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION LIST OF AMICI HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND AND MEMBERS OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT House of Lords The Lord Ahmed The Lord Alderdice The Lord Alton of Liverpool, CB The Rt Hon the Lord Archer of Sandwell, QC PC The Lord Avebury The Lord Berkeley, OBE The Lord Bhatia, OBE The Viscount Bledisloe, QC The Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury The Rt Hon the Baroness Boothroyd, OM PC The Lord Borrie, QC The Rt Hon the Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone, DL PC The Lord Bowness, CBE DL The Lord Brennan, QC The Lord Bridges, GCMG The Rt Hon the Lord Brittan of Spennithorne, QC DL PC The Rt Hon the Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville, CH PC The Viscount Brookeborough, DL The Rt Hon the Lord Browne-Wilkinson, PC The Lord Campbell of Alloway, ERD QC The Lord Cameron of Dillington The Rt Hon the Lord Cameron of Lochbroom, QC The Rt Rev and Rt Hon the Lord Carey of Clifton, PC The Lord Carlile of Berriew, QC The Baroness Chapman The Lord Chidgey The Lord Clarke of Hampstead, CBE The Lord Clement-Jones, CBE The Rt Hon the Lord Clinton-Davis, PC The Lord Cobbold, DL The Lord Corbett of Castle Vale The Rt Hon the Baroness Corston, PC The Lord Dahrendorf, KBE The Lord Dholakia, OBE DL The Lord Donoughue The Baroness D’Souza, CMG The Lord Dykes The Viscount Falkland The Baroness Falkner of Margravine The Lord Faulkner of Worcester The Rt Hon the
    [Show full text]
  • Adroddiad Blynyddol / Annual Report 1974-75
    ADRODDIAD BLYNYDDOL / ANNUAL REPORT 1974-75 WILLIAM GRIFFITHS 1975001 Ffynhonnell / Source The late Miss A G Jones, M.A., Aberaeron, per Miss Olive M Jones, Aberaeron. Blwyddyn / Year Adroddiad Blynyddol / Annual Report 1974-75 Disgrifiad / Description Correspondence, journals, diaries, etc., of Rev William Griffiths (1788-1861), Calvinistic Methodist minister in Gower, co. Glamorgan, including journals for the years 1816-19, 1822-7 (numbered vol. 5), 1827-34 (vol. 6), 1834-42 (vol. 7), 1842-7 (vol. 8), and 1848-55 (vol. 9) (for vol. 4, 1819-22, see Calvinistic Methodist Archives 8710); printed diaries 1837; 1943-5; 1850-1 (very few entries); a `day book' or diary, 1854-61, with additional entries at the end by his son also named William Griffiths; a note-book containing autobiographical data compiled at intervals ? up to 1860; thirteen letters, 1825-6, addressed by him to his future wife Miss A. G. Jones, and one letter, 1826, written by him to his wife; twenty-five miscellaneous letters, 1840-60 and undated, received by him; thirty letters, 1846-9 and undated, received by him and his wife from their son William; printed copies of reports and notices of general meetings of the Glamorganshire Banking Company, 1845-58, addressed to him; bundles of sermon notes, 1817-61 ; two note-books containing a record of subscriptions towards the support of the ministry at Bethesda Church, Gower, 1838-43; a manuscript volume described on the title-page as `A Series of Questions and Answers on the more prominent doctrines of the Holy Bible written for the use of the Sabbath Schools belonging to Burry Green and Cherriton Chaples (sic) by Rev.
    [Show full text]
  • Thecoalition
    The Coalition Voters, Parties and Institutions Welcome to this interactive pdf version of The Coalition: Voters, Parties and Institutions Please note that in order to view this pdf as intended and to take full advantage of the interactive functions, we strongly recommend you open this document in Adobe Acrobat. Adobe Acrobat Reader is free to download and you can do so from the Adobe website (click to open webpage). Navigation • Each page includes a navigation bar with buttons to view the previous and next pages, along with a button to return to the contents page at any time • You can click on any of the titles on the contents page to take you directly to each article Figures • To examine any of the figures in more detail, you can click on the + button beside each figure to open a magnified view. You can also click on the diagram itself. To return to the full page view, click on the - button Weblinks and email addresses • All web links and email addresses are live links - you can click on them to open a website or new email <>contents The Coalition: Voters, Parties and Institutions Edited by: Hussein Kassim Charles Clarke Catherine Haddon <>contents Published 2012 Commissioned by School of Political, Social and International Studies University of East Anglia Norwich Design by Woolf Designs (www.woolfdesigns.co.uk) <>contents Introduction 03 The Coalition: Voters, Parties and Institutions Introduction The formation of the Conservative-Liberal In his opening paper, Bob Worcester discusses Democratic administration in May 2010 was a public opinion and support for the parties in major political event.
    [Show full text]
  • 01.01.13 Green Liberalism
    The Green liberalism project is part of a wider Green Alliance programme which looks at the relationship between the values and priorities of the UK’s three main political traditions – conservatism, liberalism and social democracy – and their support for the development of a greener economy. Green Alliance is non-partisan and supports a politically pluralist approach to greening the economy and restoring natural systems. Many political scientists consider the environment to be an issue similar to health and education where voters judge the likely competence of a party if it were in power, and where most voters want similar outcomes. In such issues parties tend to avoid taking sharply contrasting ‘pro’ or ‘anti’ positions.1 Nevertheless the way environmental outcomes are achieved, and even understood, will differ depending on how individual parties view the confluence of their values with environmental solutions. There is also a risk that as environmental policy beings to impinge on significant economic decisions, such as the transformation of transport and energy infrastructure, there will be less common ground between parties. The two-year Green Roots programme will work with advisory groups made up of independent experts and supporters of each political tradition, including parliamentarians, policy experts and academics, to explore how the UK’s main political traditions can address environmental risks and develop distinct responses which align with their values. Liberalism is founded on a supreme belief in the importance of the individual.2 This belief naturally extends to a commitment to individual freedom, supported by the argument that “human beings are rational, thinking creatures… capable of defining and pursuing their own best interests.”3 However, “liberals do not believe that a balanced and tolerant society will develop naturally out of the free actions of individuals..
    [Show full text]
  • The Liberal Democrat Journey to a LIB-Con Coalition and Where Next?
    The LiberaL Democrat Journey To a LIB-CoN CoaLITIoN aNd where NexT? Southbank house, Black Prince road, London Se1 7SJ T: +44 (0) 20 7463 0632 | [email protected] www.compassonline.org.uk richard S Grayson The LiberaL Democrat Journey To a LIB-CoN CoaLITIoN – aNd where NexT? richard S Grayson 2 about the author Dr Richard Grayson is Head of Politics at Goldsmiths, University of London, and is one of three vice-chairs of the Liberal Democrat Federal Policy Committee, but writes here in a personal capacity. He was the party’s Director of Policy in 1999–2004 and stood for Parliament in Hemel Hempstead in 2005 and 2010, adding over 10% to the party’s vote. He was one of the founders of the Social Liberal Forum and was the first chair of its Executive. In September 2010 he takes up the post of Professor of Twentieth Century History at Goldsmiths. Published by Compass − Direction for the Democratic Left Ltd Southbank House, Black Prince Road, London SE1 7SJ T: +44 (0) 207 463 0632 [email protected] www.compassonline.org.uk Designed by SoapBox, www.soapboxcommunications.co.uk 3 The Liberal democrat ning both needs to be understood. Doing so begins with a story about how it is possible that a journey to a Lib–Con party which has often over the past decade been seen as ‘left of Labour’ on civil liberties, demo - coalition – and where cratic reform, taxation and public services is engaged quite so enthusiastically in reducing the next? size of the state.
    [Show full text]
  • OBV 15 YEARS of CHANGE  OBV Is Now on Facebook
    SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY ISSUE SUMMER 2011 OBV 15 YEARS OF CHANGE OBV is now on Facebook. Join our group. Stay Informed. ‘If you don’t vote’ London Mayor and GLA election poster TRIBUTE launch 2008. (from left to right:) Francine I have come to the end of a fantastic 10 year Fernandes, Simon Woolley, Richard journey with OBV. I arrived in 2001 to offer Sudan, Winsome-Grace my services as a volunteer and got a small but Cornish, Leon Green, unexpected paycheck the end of the month. Ashok Viswanathan, US intern Celina Chan and Faz Hakim. It’s been a rollercoaster ride – the anxiety before thousands arrive for an event and tremendous high when happy smiling faces leave the venue. Over the years our small team has done a Christmas in Rome tremendous amount of work, which is nowhere 2006: Staff on a one day near captured in this special 15 year anniversary trip to see the ruins – Louise Alexander, Ashok magazine. There is still an enormous task ahead, Viswanathan, Sanjay and the hard work continues by the dedicated Mistry, Faz Hakim, Leon team, including volunteers and interns, both local Green, Rafiq Maricar, Francine Fernandes. and international whose invaluable help and enthusiasm spurs us all, urged on by our Director to ‘worry the work like a dog worries a bone’. I have worked alongside a great number of awesome people who have generously supported OBV’s work, and on behalf of the team I take this opportunity to pay tribute to the thousands who Contents have taken part in our programmes; to those who have become magistrates, politicians or P 4 OBV’s 15 year celebration! appointed to serve in boardrooms around the Simon Woolley tells the inside story about how OBV country; to those who have tried for elected was formed – and how it powers black politics today.
    [Show full text]