Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Summary of key issues
around 'Liberal Landslide'
- Between 1902 and 1905, the Conservative
leadership managed to alienate important sections of
voting public and drive them from Unionist Party
- Helped revive and strengthen Liberals
- Liberals had more to offer the voters than they
had in 1900
- Liberals campaign negative
rather than positive
- No focus on social
reforms
- Focused on failings of Conservative
government
- Enjoyed wide appeal
across political and
social spectrum
- Would they maintain wide appeal without more positive
campaign, especially with rise of Labour as new,
radical party on the left
- In hindsight - This seems ambivalent ( mixed
feelings)
- It was to usher in greatest period of Liberal
Government in 20th Century
- Last time Liberals win an election
outright