Disraeli and Ireland
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- Disraeli and Ireland
- During his second ministry 1874-80
- Disraeli saw Ireland as a troublesome possession trying to break away from British rule, in a similar fashion that the Balkan people were trying to win freedom from Turkey.
- So what did he do?
- Essentially nothing
- He was unmoved by Ireland's troubles
- Towards the end of his government, there was a severe agriculture depression
- This depression caused the situation in Ireland to deteriorate further
- Tenants were being evicted by landlords on a larger scale than ever-before because they couldn't afford to pay their rent
- Yet Disraeli was still unmoved.
- He perhaps was more preoccupied with other things such as foreign + imperial policy as well as domestic policy
- Yet Disraeli was still unmoved.
- Tenants were being evicted by landlords on a larger scale than ever-before because they couldn't afford to pay their rent
- This depression caused the situation in Ireland to deteriorate further
- Towards the end of his government, there was a severe agriculture depression
- He was unmoved by Ireland's troubles
- Essentially nothing
- Didn't see Home Rule as the answer to the country's woes
- The defeat of Gladstone's University Bill in 1873 - showed when possible, it was best to avoid Irish issues
- So Disraeli was keen to ignore Ireland as far as possible, he had concerns that attempts to deal with Ireland would cause problems within his Party
- A possibility to think about. . .
- The defeat of Gladstone's University Bill in 1873 - showed when possible, it was best to avoid Irish issues
- So Disraeli was keen to ignore Ireland as far as possible, he had concerns that attempts to deal with Ireland would cause problems within his Party
- The defeat of Gladstone's University Bill in 1873 - showed when possible, it was best to avoid Irish issues
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