Palmerston's Foreign Policy under the Russell Administation

PALMERSTON'S BACKGROUND

foreign secretary 1830-1834, 1835-41
secretary of war 1809-1828
recognised that enhancing self image improves popularity
popular amongst public due to patriotism "if I were not British, I would like to be British"
not in favour of complete reform "an inconvenient extension of the suffrage ballot, and other mischievious things" but regarded himself as progressive "the progress of reform and improvement"

PREVIOUS VICTORIES FOR PALMERSTON

regarded as a "liberal abroad"
negotiated independence of Belgium from the Dutch, ensuring her of protection from aggression
backed constitutinalist government in Spain and Portugal when fighting againt abolitionist
worked with Louis Phillipe of France who was also constitutionalist
criticised repression in Italy and Poland under Russians and Austrians
believed Britain should intervene in conflict when it was in her best interests (eg. sided with Russia and Austria to prevent France from taking Turkey, declared war on China when disagree over opium exports)

AFFAIRS DURING RUSSELL'S ADMINISTRATION

1. 1848 REVOLUTIONS

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