The Great Rivalry

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The Great Rivalry
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The Parliamentary World

• Prestigious
• Important
• Fun

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Shared Liberal Principles

• Political liberty
• Economic liberty
• National liberty

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Shared Conservative Principles

• Liberals reform should be slow
• Conservatives accept change thats occurred

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Liberal Party Factions

• Whigs
• Radicals
• Peelites

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Conservative Party Factions

• Anglican Church supporters
• Traditional Tory squires
• Former Liberal industrialists

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Disraeli

• Born a Jew
• Serious wit
• Novelist

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Dizzy as PM in 1874

• Pure Food and Drug Act
• Slum Clearance Act
• Consolidated Factory and Health Acts
• Tory Democracy

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Gladstone

• Scottish father
• Began as Tory
• Deeply religious
• Extraordinary physical energy
• Very long career

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Gladstones Liberal Development

• Tariff reformer
• Interest in national European liberty
• Streamlines budget
• Gradual belief in democracy

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Midlothian Campaign
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