The Downfall of the Liberal Party, 1914–1935

Wilson, Trevor

Why did the Liberal party, once a party of government, fall into ruin between the First World War and the nineteen thirties?

At a glance

You will understand how a war led by a Liberal government threatened the principles of peace and liberty the party stood for
You will see how causes that once roused Liberals, such as temperance and church schools, suddenly seemed irrelevant
You will judge how a long feud between two leaders can wreck a party, as Asquith and Lloyd George fought to the end