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How effectively did the conservatives deal with the difficulties that faced them in office from 1899-1905?  

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How effectively did the conservatives deal with the difficulties that faced them in office from 1899-1905? To answer this question we must first identify the difficulties that the conservatives faced. At the same time we also must remind ourselves of the popular electoral support they enjoyed, which meant they had two consecutive terms of office under Salisbury between 1899-1905. The 19th Century saw the rise of the new unionism. The 1834 parliamentary reformat radically changed British political life by giving working class men the vote, as Britain was the first industrial nation this had given rise to a vast urban working class who potentially were in a position to determine the future of either liberal or conservative governments. One of the major difficulties facing the conservatives administration was how to address the demand of the working class for social reform in the fields of housing, education, health, and industrial relations e.g The...

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