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How effective were the liberal reforms between 1900 and 1914.  

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How effective were the liberal reforms Between 1900 and 1914 the British liberal government introduced the largest series of reforms ever completed by a government till that date. Prior to these reforms it was not considered the duty of the government to provide any form of relief for the poor and when the reforms were passed they were viewed as radical and amazing. Many conservatives considered them unenforceable and many radicals considered them far too small. Yet how effective were these reforms? Prior to the reforms the only relief for children was either from charities or the workhouse, and many liberals claimed that the workhouses were worse than the conditions that many children had previously lived in. The first liberal reform for children was an act to allow schools to provide free school meals to those they felt needed them. This act meant that children would receive at least one meal a...

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