Why Britain became more Democratic -Urbanisation&Industrialisation

Industrialisation

• The industrial revolution saw the movement of people from the countryside to towns and cities to find work in factories and coalmines
• The huge increase of the workforce produced outputs on record levels which massively boosted the economy of Britain
• Influences of old landed aristocracy declined as land was becoming secondary in importance to urban businesses
• A new middle class was created who owned factories, railways and coalmines.

Positive Analysis

• Tax is more relevant; couldn't deny people the vote
• New growing class of people making the country's money; new middle class argued they should have the vote
• Growing economic power of new middle lass led to pressure on the Government- without them industry and economy would collapse

Urbanisation

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