Gladstone's Reforms - First Ministry (1868-1874)
- Created by: Beth Pridding
- Created on: 25-02-14 15:38
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- Gladstone 1868-1874 (Domestic)
- Forster Education Act 1870
- School boards were set up, and paid the fees for poor children
- Girls were now allowed to go to school
- Religion lessons were voluntary
- Married Women's Property Act 1871
- Women could keep £200 of their own earnings
- Women ratepayers were allowed to vote in local elections
- Ballot Act 1872
- The secret ballot box was introduced
- There was much corruption in elections, and people could lose their jobs or homes over the way they voted
- Licensing Act 1872
- Fixed opening and closing times
- Prohibited the adulteration of beer
- Trade Union Act 1871
- Trade Unions had the power to hold funds and property
- These were now protected by law
- Workers could strike legally
- Picketing was made illegal
- Criminal Law Amendment Act 1871
- Picketing was made illegal
- Trade Unions had the power to hold funds and property
- Criminal Law Amendment Act 1871
- Civil Service Reforms 1870
- Meritocracy
- The principle of entry by competitive examination was introduced
- Ireland
- Irish Church Act 1869
- The disestablishment of the Irish Church was the first officially sanctioned dent in the union between Britain and Ireland
- It created unity among a previously divided Liberal Party
- Irish Land Act 1870
- Introduced the principle of fair rent
- Provided compensation for tenants at the end of their lease if they had made improvements to their holding
- Secured fixity of tenure as long as tenants paid their rent
- Arranged for loans to be made available for tenants to purchase land
- Made provision for tenants to sell their leases
- Irish Church Act 1869
- Forster Education Act 1870
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