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The leader who helped to keep the Liberal flame burning through dark days

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Review of “Liberal Crusader – The Life of Sir Archibald Sinclair” by Gerard J. De Groot published by Hurst and Company. In a companion post, Sir Ed Davey summarises the role of Sir Archibald.

I have recently read “Liberal Crusader” about the life of Sir Archibald Sinclair. Gerard De Groot provides an engaging tale which leaves one with great admiration for the nobility and hard work of this leader of the Liberal party from 1935 to 1945.

The first chapters give a very personal picture of the subject’s early life – an orphan, on the one hand, and the heir to a large estate, on the other. In particular, Sir Achibald’s romance and marriage to Marigold are related in endearing and poignant detail.

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6 British Pathé video clips of ex-Liberal leaders from 1931 to 1967

Sir John Simon speaks to the Nation. “Let us give to the Prime Minister a firm mandate in the name of the whole nation” (1931)

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