books.google.com - In 1973, Labour MP Dick Taverne caused a national sensation when he stood against his own party as an independent to win a historic by-election in Lincoln. Demonstrating the power of the individual against party politics, his bold move was a forerunner for the formation of the SDP some eight years later...https://books.google.com/books/about/Dick_Taverne_Against_the_Tide.html?id=ghSuAwAAQBAJ&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareDick Taverne: Against the Tide
