The Liberal Unionist Party

A History

Ian Cawood (University of Stirling, UK)

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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
19 May 2022

The Liberal Unionist party was one of the shortest-lived political parties in British history. It was formed in 1886 by a faction of the Liberal party, led by Lord Hartington, which opposed Irish home rule. In 1895, it entered into a coalition government with the Conservative party and in 1912, now under the leadership of Joseph Chamberlain, it amalgamated with the Conservatives. Ian Cawood here uses previously unpublished archival material to provide the first complete study of the Liberal Unionist party. He argues that the party was a genuinely successful political movement with widespread activist and popular support which resulted in the development of an authentic Liberal Unionist culture across Britain in the mid-1890s. The issues which this book explores are central to an understanding of the development of the twentieth century Conservative party, the emergence of a 'national' political culture, and the problems, both organisational and ideological, of a sustained period of coalition in the British parliamentary system.

By: Ian Cawood (University of Stirling UK)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9780755647545
ISBN 10: 0755647548
Pages: 376
Publication Date: 19 May 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction Chapter 1: 'Dagon must be thrown down' The Origins of the Liberal Unionist party Chapter 2: Whiggery or Socialism? The Ideology of Liberal Unionism Chapter 3: 'Yeast to leaven the Tory lump' The Unionist Alliance Chapter 4: Party Organisation - Cave or Caucus? Chapter 5: Liberal Unionism and the electorate - 'A Farce and a Fraud'? Chapter 6: 'Strangled by its own parent', The Strange Death of Liberal Unionism - 1895-1912 Conclusion: Who were the Liberal Unionists?

Ian Cawood is Head of History at Newman University College, Birmingham. He holds a PhD from University of Leicester. He is a regular contributor to the Times Literary Supplement and his previous publications include The First World War and Britain in the Twentieth Century.