Liberal Democrat History Group
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The Liberal Democrat History Group is an organisation interested in the history of United Kingdom
political party the Liberal Democrats
, and its predecessor parties, the Liberal Party
and the Social Democratic Party
. The Group also promotes an interest in progressive politics in Britain before the formation of the Liberal Party in 1859 going back through the Whigs to the time of the English Civil War
and to the philosophy of liberalism
more generally.
The Group publishes a quarterly journal, The Journal of Liberal History, has its own website, publishes books, sponsors meetings in London and jointly with other organisations and organises fringe events at the Liberal Democrat conferences.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
political party the Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats
The Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...
, and its predecessor parties, the Liberal Party
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
and the Social Democratic Party
Social Democratic Party (UK)
The Social Democratic Party was a political party in the United Kingdom that was created on 26 March 1981 and existed until 1988. It was founded by four senior Labour Party 'moderates', dubbed the 'Gang of Four': Roy Jenkins, David Owen, Bill Rodgers and Shirley Williams...
. The Group also promotes an interest in progressive politics in Britain before the formation of the Liberal Party in 1859 going back through the Whigs to the time of the English Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
and to the philosophy of liberalism
Liberalism
Liberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally, liberals support ideas such as constitutionalism, liberal democracy, free and fair elections, human rights,...
more generally.
The Group publishes a quarterly journal, The Journal of Liberal History, has its own website, publishes books, sponsors meetings in London and jointly with other organisations and organises fringe events at the Liberal Democrat conferences.