David Lloyd George
The Labour party should finally grow up about Ramsay MacDonald and his conduct
In forming a National Government in 1931, MacDonald overlooked the narrow interests of his party – and saved Britain from bankruptcy as a result
The anxious gaiety of Britain’s interwar years
With the gradual extension of the franchise, a more egalitarian society flocked to theatres, music halls and holiday camps in a desperate bid to leave the trauma of war behind
The last straw in Lloyd George’s cash for honours scandal
A peerage for the Randlord Sir Joseph Robinson, convicted of fraud, caused such an outcry in 1922 that even Lloyd George realised it was a step too far
The mystery of the missing man: Green Ink, by Stephen May, reviewed
Things look bad for the former socialist MP Victor Grayson after he threatens to expose David Lloyd George’s cash for honours scandal in 1920
Promises, promises
Charles Péguy’s adage that everything begins in mysticism and ends in politics is sharply illustrated by the development of the…
