Emlyn Hooson and the Welsh Liberal Party, 1962-1979

Nicholas K. Alderton (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

256 Seiten

2025
University of Wales Press (Verlag)
978-1-83772-297-6 (ISBN)

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This study presents an analysis of the Welsh Liberal Party under the leadership of Emlyn Hooson. It begins with an overview of the period prior to Hooson’s 1962 by-election win in Montgomery, following the death of Clement Davies, and the first section describes Hooson’s leadership of the Liberal Party of Wales, his recognition that the organisation was fundamentally flawed and that it needed to be reorganised. The solution was a root and branch reorganisation and the formation of a new state party, which would be federated to the British Liberal Party but separate in its functions and leadership. The second section details Hooson’s steering of the party through chapters on the organisation, policy formation and the electoral record. The book comprises the first in-depth description of the Welsh Liberal Party during a tumultuous time in Welsh politics; recognising how current Welsh political historiography has sidelined the Welsh Liberals in favour of Plaid Cymru and Labour, it re-evaluates the Liberals’ position during the period and Hooson’s role.

Nicholas Alderton has written articles for the Journal of Liberal History, covering topics on Emlyn Hooson, the Welsh Liberals, Plaid Cymru and George Dangerfield.

ABSTRACT
LIST OF TABLES
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS AND FIGURES
NOTE ON PLACE NAMES AND INFLATION
ABBREVIATIONS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER ONE: THE FALL AND RISE OF THE WELSH LIBERALS, 1918-66
CHAPTER TWO: THE ORGANISATION AND FINANCES OF THE WLP, 1967-1979
CHAPTER THREE: POLICYMAKING IN THE WELSH LIBERAL PARTY
CHAPTER FOUR: THE ELECTORAL LEGACY UNDER EMLYN HOOSON
CONCLUSION
BIBLIOGRAPHY

Erscheinungsdatum	18.11.2025
Reihe/Serie	Studies in Welsh History
Zusatzinfo	Not illustrated
Verlagsort	Wales
Sprache	englisch
Maße	138 x 216 mm
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Zeitgeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	1-83772-297-8 / 1837722978
ISBN-13	978-1-83772-297-6 / 9781837722976
Zustand	Neuware