How Effective was Gladstone's First Ministry? 1868-1874 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryModern Britain from 1750ASWJEC Created by: ktommoCreated on: 16-05-17 20:30 Social Effective Education provision increased Government grants to voluntary schools Licensing Act allowed JPs to reduce opening hours for pubs Children receiving elementary education doubled from 1870 to 1880 to almost 3 million Attempts were made to deal with Britain's chaotic health problems Wasn't Effective Difficult to please Non-Conformists and Anglicans with Education Reform Non-Conformists alienated by Education Reform and Licensing Act Licensing Act alienated the Working Class and brewers Health boards didn't want to spend money 1 of 5 Political Effective Recruitment of the Civil Service by merit rather than privilege University Tests Acts promoted equality-again removed privilege Trade Union Reform 1871-for first time powers of Trade Unions were defined in law Secret Ballot Act was introduced in 1872 Judicature Act re-organized the courts and made them more efficient Cardwell's reforms removed privilege in purchasing commissions and ensured better recruits Wasn't Effective Alienated aristocracy by removing privileges in Army and Civil Service Secret Ballot Act was not instantly effective i.e. as late as 1910 still instances of intimidastion in counties Secret Ballot was mainly due to John Bright-Gladstone largely disliked it The Criminal Law Amendment Act alienated the Working Class by effectively making strikes difficult to organize 2 of 5 Ireland Effective Disestablishment of the Anglican Church in Ireland Tithes no longer needed to be paid Attemps to give some kind of protection to Irish Peasantry Wealth of disestablished Anglican Church used to improve schools, hospitals and workhouses University for Roman Catholics Courts used to try and prevent exorbitant rents Gladstone's popularity with Catholic Church leaders Wasn't Effective First Land Act didn't solve the land problem and led to further discontent and more violence Disestablishment of the Irish Church alienated Irish Anglicans Gladstone had to introduce a Coercion Act in 1871 3 of 5 Gladstonian Liberalism Effective Concerned with the freedom of the individual Did adopt a distinctive approach such as his measures for Ireland Social Reforms were laissez-faire, not compulsory Reforms can be seen as Liberalism, 'as action' Gained support from Working Class, Middle Class and Non-Conformists Worked with the Radical wing of the Liberal Party Attacked the privileges of the Church and Aristocracy as a means of maintaining these institutions Had an emphasis on efficiency such as Army, Civil Service and Judicature Act Showed tolerance-particularly to other religious groups Education Reform which fits in with the view of progress 4 of 5 Gladstonian Liberalism Wasn't Effective Alienated Anglicans, Working Class, Aristocracy and Non-Conformists Lost support from the House of Lords Not always seen as Liberal such as the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1871 Measures in Ireland were contradictory such as the use of coercion Many of the reforms were limited Reform dried up by 1872 5 of 5
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