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The reforms the Liberals were going to introduce rested on an ideological base known as “New Liberalism” This was a big step away from the traditional “Gladstonian” Liberalism in that it changed the laissez-faire attitude that
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Introduction Before 1906, the need for social reforms took a sharp turn. Charles Booth's report in 1902 revealed bad conditions and showed that poverty affected around 30% of London. Seebohm Rowntree added further details in his survey of York showing an analysis of the recurring cycle of poverty. This is one of the issues that deflected the Liberals away from their policy of "laissez-faire" which was the government's idea they should interfere as little as possible in people's lives. They realized the need for more social reforms, especially left-wing liberals; they were especially interested in helping the unemployed, the old and the sick. With influence from Hobson and Hobhouse they realized it was time to move away from laissez-faire. Main Paragraph The reforms the Liberals were going to introduce rested on an ideological base known as "New Liberalism" This was a big step away from the traditional "Gladstonian" Liberalism in that it changed the laissez-faire attitude that...
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