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The 1906 General Election – from the Old to the New Liberalism?
| Location: | United Kingdom |
| Conference Date: | 2006-10-21 (Archive) |
| Date Submitted: |
2006-09-28 |
| Announcement ID: |
152914 |
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The landlside victory of the Liberal party in the general election of 1906 ushered in a period of radical reform and rapid social and constitutional change. This conference brings together politicians and academics to discuss the impact and long-term significance of one of the key political events in twentieth-century British history. -
Speakers include David Howarth, MP for Cambridge, Alan Beith, MP (speaking on ‘Religion, human rights and politics, 1906-2006’), Deborah Thom (‘Gender and social reform’), Alison Holmes (‘The New Liberalism as a philosophy for social reform’), Ian Packer (‘Economic strategies and the New Liberalism’), Anthony Howe (‘The long-term significance of the election of 1906, with special reference to Liberal politics and ideas’), Vernon Bogdanor (‘The strange death of Liberal England?’), E.Cameron (‘Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman’), Richard Toye (‘W.S.Churchill as a Liberal leader’), David Dutton and Martin Pugh. - The Conference is generously sponsored by the Trevelyan Fund, Faculty of History, University of Cambridge.
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Dr E F Biagini
Robinson College Cambridge
CB3 9AN
(0044) (0)1223 339180
Email: efb21@cam.ac.uk
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