HIS102Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Gladstonian Liberalism, Meritocracy, Constitutional Monarchy
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William ewart gladstone 1809-98, pm 1868-74, 1880-85, 1886, 1892-94. Great ministry 1868-74 irish home rule, forster"s education act 1870. Father of british liberalism john stuart mill (on liberty 1859) Liberal is about teaching people to be good liberals; the capacity must be educated and realized, and this is the role of society. Beginning of 19th century, there are no particular parties; mp was elected to house of parliament and he could vote any way according to his conscience; no mechanism to enforce members to vote in party lines. Two loose configurations of house of commons at the turn of the 19th century tories and whigs. They could not enforce the principles for which they served, but they had certain differences between them. Evolved into conservatives under peel and importantly, under disraeli dominate parliament in early 19th century; all. Mps are aristocrats, this is the configuration of politicians that is interested in preserving as much as possible, the old.
