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For the study of Liberal, SDP and Issue 48 / Autumn 2005 / £5.00 Liberal Democrat history Journal of LiberalHI ST O R Y 2005: disappointment or bridgehead? John Curtice The Liberal Democrats in the 2005 election David Dutton Holding the balance The Liberal Party and hung parliaments Stephen Tolleyfield Battling Bath Liberal Alf Wills, nineteenth-century activist Michael Wickham Berwick-upon-Tweed A venal borough? Jaime Reynolds ‘The fighting parson’ Biography of Reverend Roderick Kedward Liberal Democrat History Group council leaders, candidates, of recordings of the full and prime negotiators in the unexpurgated originals. ON RECord! Lib/Lab Pact, the formation In chronological order of the SDP and the Alliance the full list of recorded or participants in the ultimate interviews and interviewees What some Liberal Democrats really merger of the Liberals and is as follows: John Pardoe, Social Democrats. I was also John Lee, Shirley Williams, thought interested to know what they Eric Avebury (Lubbock), by Adrian Slade felt about Liberal Democrat Paul Marsden, Roy Jenkins, success to date and the party’s Mike Storey and Sir Trevor future prospects. Jones, Ludovic Kennedy, he Journal of Liberal historical perspective on the As the series continued I Bill Rodgers, David Steel, History is now the party was interesting. gained further new perspec- Barry Norman, Jim Wal- Tguardian of what is Within a year I had also tives – for example Scottish lace, Charles Kennedy, Mike already becoming a uniquely interviewed Shirley Wil- and Welsh views from Jim German, Tim Razzall, Chris interesting party archive – a liams, Eric Lubbock, Roy Wallace and Mike German; Rennard, Simon Hughes, set of audio cassette tapes of Jenkins, David Steel, Ludovic a characteristically blunt Tony Greaves, Tom McNally in-depth interviews I con- Kennedy, Mike Storey and assessment from everyone’s and Charles Kennedy ducted with many of the Sir Trevor Jones and Bill favourite guru, Tony Greaves; (again). best-known Liberal Demo- Rodgers, not so much for some shrewd observations on For a unique insight into crats. They include the very their views on the current party campaigning, past and the thoughts and motiva- last media interview given by political scene as for their present, from Tim Razzall tions of all those listed Roy Jenkins. earlier political recollections and Chris Rennard; and Tom above, enthusiasts for Lib- In the summer of 2002, and their reasons for being McNally’s trenchant views eral/Liberal Democrat his- when Liberal Democrat News Liberals/Liberal Democrats. on working with Jim Calla- tory may now borrow these and the Journal told me they As far as I knew, the party ghan, the SDP, David Owen, tapes from the Journal, to would be interested in an had no written or spoken Liberals and the Liberal copy and listen to at home interview with former Lib- record of how any of them Democrats. (subject to certain conditions) eral leadership contender viewed their political past, My accounts of these, for a token fee of £5 per John Pardoe, I never thought their earlier party experi- and shorter interviews with tape. If you are interested, that this would become ences or the more dramatic Charles Kennedy and other ask for full details from the merely the first in a series of events that shaped their equally interesting members Chair of the Liberal Demo- full talks with other senior political lives, whether as of the party, have all appeared crat History Group, Tony Liberal Democrats whose key ministers, party leaders, in the Journal, Liberal Demo- Little, on tonylittle@cix. crat News or both but only co.uk, or 62 Pennine Way, I and the Journal have a set Harlington, Hayes UB3 5LP. 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ISSN 1479-9642 Disappointment or bridgehead? 4 Editor: Duncan Brack The Liberal Democrat performance in the 2005 election; by John Curtice Deputy Editor: Sarah Taft Assistant Editor: Siobhan Vitelli Biographies Editor: Robert Ingham Holding the balance 8 Reviews Editor: Dr Eugenio Biagini David Dutton examines the record of the Liberal Party in hung parliaments in Deputy Reviews Editor: Tom Kiehl 1924, 1929–31 and 1977–78 Patrons Battling Bath Liberal 20 Dr Eugenio Biagini; Professor Michael Freeden; The story of a Liberal activist in Bath in the late nineteenth century, in his own Professor John Vincent words; by Stephen Tollyfield Editorial Board Berwick-upon-Tweed: A venal borough? 24 Dr Malcolm Baines; Dr Roy Douglas; Dr Barry Doyle; Dr David Dutton; Professor David Gowland; Dr Richard Michael Wickham examines Berwick’s reputation for electoral corruption Grayson; Dr Michael Hart; Peter Hellyer; Ian Hunter; during the nineteenth century and assesses the impact of bribery on voting Dr J. Graham Jones; Tony Little; Professor Ian Machin; behaviour Dr Mark Pack; Dr Ian Packer; Dr John Powell; Jaime Reynolds; Iain Sharpe Conrad Russell 31 Sally Hamwee’s address to Conrad Russell’s memorial service, 14 June Editorial/Correspondence 2005 Contributions to the Journal – letters, articles, and book reviews – are invited. 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