Reading
The Orpington Circle Book List
A selection of Liberal literature — many of them by speakers who have joined the Circle. Where we can, we arrange discounts with publishers for our mailing-list subscribers.
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Being Liberal — The Liberal Disposition in Contemporary British Politics
Explores what makes the British Liberal disposition distinctive, drawn from the lives and writings of real Liberals. David Howarth speaks to the Circle on 28 September 2026.
Teachers, Schools and Views on Education
Long-term trends in education policy and local government, from the author and Circle guest speaker.
Liberalism
A short history of liberalism since the 1820s, rooted in practical politics rather than abstract theory, and profoundly shaped by Britain's evolving political tradition.