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How far did the problems facing Balfour's government contribute to its defeat in the 1906 election?
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How far did the problems facing Balfour's government contribute to its defeat in the 1906 election? By 1906 the conservative party faced many problems of which cumulated to the fall of its rule in government. These problems included a tarnished reputation due to the Boer War and the Chinese slavery affair, in which Government was made to look barbaric Balfour's lack in charisma; Balfour had a rather stayed image that did not appeal to the nation on a whole. The conservative had also a lack to commit social reform deeming them unpopular among the working class. However one can not entirely blame the defeat on problems Balfour faced, it was a change in times and there were aspects in Britain that Balfour had no control over, the growing popularity of Liberal party, the growing awareness to the inequality of wealth and the inhumane conditions of poverty. The conservatives had...
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