Liberator (magazine)
Encyclopedia
Liberator is a radical liberal United Kingdom
magazine
associated with but not officially connected to the Liberal Democrats
. Founded in 1970 as the magazine of the then Young Liberals
, it has often published articles critical of the party leadership, in particular over the Liberal Party's debacle over nuclear disarmament
in 1986, the merger of the Liberal Party and Social Democratic Party
and the Tony Blair
-Paddy Ashdown
project.
Previous editors include Peter Hain
in 1973-75, now a Labour
MP. Since 1982, the magazine has been edited by an editorial
collective, whose former members include Liz Barker
, now a Liberal Democrat peer. The magazine merged with Radical Bulletin, mostly topical and distinctly off-message news, in 1983.
Regular features include a column by the fictional peer Lord Bonkers, introduced thus:
A history of the magazine was published in the 300th issue in December 2004 http://www.liberator.org.uk/media/lib-1204.pdf - refer to pages 10–11 in particular.
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...
magazine
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
associated with but not officially connected to 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...
. Founded in 1970 as the magazine of the then Young Liberals
Young Liberals
Young Liberals can mean the following:*Young Liberals , the youth wing of the Liberal Party of Australia* Young Liberals , a liberal party in Austria...
, it has often published articles critical of the party leadership, in particular over the Liberal Party's debacle over nuclear disarmament
Nuclear disarmament
Nuclear disarmament refers to both the act of reducing or eliminating nuclear weapons and to the end state of a nuclear-free world, in which nuclear weapons are completely eliminated....
in 1986, the merger of the Liberal Party and 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...
and the Tony Blair
Tony Blair
Anthony Charles Lynton Blair is a former British Labour Party politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007. He was the Member of Parliament for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007...
-Paddy Ashdown
Paddy Ashdown
Jeremy John Durham Ashdown, Baron Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon, GCMG, KBE, PC , usually known as Paddy Ashdown, is a British politician and diplomat....
project.
Previous editors include Peter Hain
Peter Hain
Peter Gerald Hain is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for the Welsh constituency of Neath since 1991, and has served in the Cabinets of both Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, firstly as Leader of the House of Commons under Blair and both Secretary of State for...
in 1973-75, now a Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
MP. Since 1982, the magazine has been edited by an editorial
Editing
Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, and film media used to convey information through the processes of correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications performed with an intention of producing a correct, consistent, accurate, and complete...
collective, whose former members include Liz Barker
Elizabeth Barker, Baroness Barker
Elizabeth Jean Barker, Baroness Barker is a Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords.Educated at Dalziel High School and the University of Southampton,Barker worked for Age Concern between 1983 and 2007...
, now a Liberal Democrat peer. The magazine merged with Radical Bulletin, mostly topical and distinctly off-message news, in 1983.
Regular features include a column by the fictional peer Lord Bonkers, introduced thus:
- Lord Bonkers was Liberal MP for Rutland South-West between 1906 and 1910. Since 1990 his diaries have appeared in Liberator magazine, giving a unique perspective on British politics. Lord Bonkers’ Diary is dictated to Jonathan Calder.
A history of the magazine was published in the 300th issue in December 2004 http://www.liberator.org.uk/media/lib-1204.pdf - refer to pages 10–11 in particular.