reforms
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- Created on: 13-01-14 20:16
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- GLADSTONE REFORMS VS DISRAELI
- DIFFERENCES
- The tories priority was to cut local taxes while Gladstone wanted to abolish income tax.
- The liberals left a £5 million surplus in the budget when they left office, while tories left £8million.
- Liberals had reformed institutions which the tories avoided this and focuced on social reform.
- Tories strongly opposed the disestablishment of the church of Ireland in 1869
- Gladstone revelled in making speeches to great crowds, Disraeli avoided this
- Gladstone worked on the details of some reforms himself. Disraeli preffered to decide on broad prioprities and let the civil servants work out the details.
- SIMILARITIES
- Both defended the CofE and the right of the aristocracy to their role in gov.
- Both believed in free trade and low taxes.
- Many Tory social reforms were built on what the liberals had started,
- both parties opposed to irish home rule before 1880.
- DIFFERENCES
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