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Account for the crushing defeat suffered by the conservative party in the 1906 general election
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Account for the crushing defeat suffered by the conservative party in the 1906 general election In the later stages of the 19th century it is clear that the Conservative's were the dominant political party in Britain, but they appear to be 'crushed' in the 1906 general election only gaining 156 seats to the liberal party's 399. There are clear reasons during this period to why this dramatic change in public support happened. These appear mainly to be due to conservative bills and what seems to be poor leadership from Campbell Bannerman who appears a weak he is a leader. Tariff reform was an apparent reason for many of the electorate to switch their political stance in 1903. Tariff reforms isolated most of the working class because the prices of basic foods were raised, this meant that poorer people could not afford to pay for basic foods due to these...
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