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The New Liberal Review was a short-lived British, monthly periodical published from 1901 to 1904 in London. The New Liberal Review was founded by Cecil B. Harmsworth and Hildebrand A. Harmsworth. Their stated goals were "to reflect the best Liberal thought of the day, and to endeavour to bring the Liberalism of the Mother Country in touch with that of the colonies." [1] [2] Editorial policy supported the Liberal Party, and in particular, the leading Unionist politician, Joseph Chamberlain. [3] It has been characterised as a "Liberal Imperialist magazine." [4]

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References

  1. "Introduction - The Periodicals, 1900-1901", Index to the Periodicals: Review of Reviews, London, 1901, p. v
  2. The Academy and literature, The Academy Publishing co., London, vol LVIII, 1900, p. 543
  3. Turner, John (1980). "1: All in a garden fair". Lloyd George's Secretariat. Cambridge Studies in the History and Theory of Politics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 25. ISBN   0521223709.
  4. The Liberal Imperialists: The Ideas and Politics of a Post-Gladstonian élite, H. C. G. Matthew, Oxford University Press, 1973, p. 89