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"The 1906 General Election was the first which Churchill fought as a Liberal. He campaigned on a single-issue platform: Free Trade. The Liberal Party were committed to Free Trade, unlike the Conservatives, who had split on the issue. In the constituency of Manchester North-West, the manufacturing heartland which Churchill intended to represent, protectionism was unpopular, giving Churchill and the Liberals an opportunity to target a Conservative stronghold. In Churchill's defense of Free Trade we see the influence of the nineteenth-century Anti-Corn Law movement and radical, Liberal thinkers such as Cobden and Bright, with whom the Churchill family had been allies. He argued that Free Trade encourages international relations, interdependence and peace. The validity of his argument may be questioned, but Churchill's mastery of rhetoric is undisputed"--Bloomsbury Collections

"In the years following the great depression, with German rearming and the rise of fascism across Europe being met with a policy of appeasement from the Democratic countries, Winston Churchill stood as a rare voice in the wilderness, warning of the dangers to come. Now available in the Bloomsbury Revelations series to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, Step By Step is a powerful collection of Churchill's newspaper writings in the years before the outbreak of war. Including his writings on the inadequacy of Britain's navy, the dramas of the Spanish Civil War, the influence of the Soviet Union and the alliance between Hitler and Mussolini, the book is a powerful demonstration of Churchill's political foresight and the power of his writing"--Bloomsbury Collection

"Mr Broderick's Army consists of six speeches given by Churchill to parliament, in which he opposes his own party's military reforms, as proposed by the Secretary of State for War, St. John Broderick. The plans to expand the permanent peacetime Army from two to three divisions ran counter to Churchill's economical instincts and parallels have been made with his father, Lord Randolph Churchill's 1886 parliamentary conflict over Army Estimates. These speeches demonstrate Churchill's developing oratorical skill and the growing divisions between himself and his party. Indeed he would not long remain a member of the Conservatives. Often seen as Churchill's first great oration, Mr Broderick's Army marks the beginning of his long and illustrious political career"--Bloomsbury Collections

"In 1904 Winston S. Churchill crossed the parliamentary floor and became a member of the Liberal Party. When the Liberals took office, Churchill became the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, becoming a most prominent member of the Government, and in 1908 was promoted to the Cabinet. The speeches in this collection deal with the key issues of the day, including the adoption of constitutions for the defeated Boer republics of Transvaal and the Orange River Colony and the 'People's Budget,' which taxed the wealthy to fund social welfare programmes. In fact the proposed budget led to the dissolution of Parliament less than a week after publication, following its rejection by the Conservative-dominated House of Lords. The radicalism of the young Churchill, often overshadowed by his leadership during the Second World War, is indisputable in these speeches; he challenged the privileges of the House of Lords, championed welfare legislation and campaigned for Home Rule in Ireland. This collection offers an intriguing insight into the early political thinking and development of one of the greatest minds of the twentieth century"--Bloomsbury Collections

"This collection of speeches dates from Churchill's election of campaign in December 1909, following the rejection of the People's Budget by the House of Lords and the subsequent dissolution of Parliament. Indeed, Churchill opens by criticising the House of Lords and pleas for a balanced budget, going on to argue for Free Trade and a graduated income tax. Churchill shows a paternalistic yet genuine concern for the plight of the working classes, but abruptly dismisses socialism, clearly advocating a government-operated system of labour exchanges in line with Liberal programmes. Success followed with Churchill re-elected and the 'People's Budget' eventually approved by the House of Lords. However, as the Labour Party grew in popularity, the Liberals began to decline. The People's Rights illustrates Churchill's role at this turning point in British political history"--Bloomsbury Collections