New Liberalism

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  • New Liberalism
    • Attraction of the Liberals
      • Reunited
        • Divisive issues not spoken about in build up to 1906 election
      • Free trade is a “bread and butter” issue
        • Had alienated a lot of voters from the Conservatives
      • Increased support in by-elections
      • Easy to see what they are against (not so much what they are for)
    • Liberal speeches before 1906
      • 59%
        • Taff Vale
      • 69%
        • Reform to poor laws
      • 75%
        • End Chinese slavery
      • 78%
        • Change for pub hours and problems in Ireland
      • 86%
        • Improve education
      • 98%
        • Keep free trade
      • 100%
        • Attack previous government
    • Why adopt New Liberalism?
      • LRC
        • New rivals for WC votes
      • Trade Unions
        • New issues amongst working class
      • Boer War
        • Shows the need for social reform
      • Ideas abroad
        • New Zealand and Germany
      • Shown OL doesn’t work in 1895 and 1900 elections
      • Extreme poverty
        • 30% below sustenance level
          • NL would help
      • Intellectuals
        • J.A Hobson
          • State must help lower poverty
        • T.H Green
          • Argues NL would allow greater social freedoms
        • J.T Hobhouse
          • Fairly distributed wealth
      • New leaders e.g., David Lloyd George
    • Old Liberalism
      • Low taxes
      • Laissez faire
      • Liberty of individual from state
    • New Liberalism
      • More government help
        • Provide safety net for those who cannot work
      • Increased taxes

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