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To what extent does Gladstone’s ministry of 1868-74 deserve
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16/1/05 Kyle Karim To what extent does Gladstone's ministry of 1868-74 deserve its reputation as a great reforming government? 'We came in on the principle of not harassing the country' Benjamin Disraeli on the 1874 general election. Gladstone's ministry of 1868-74 was renowned for reforming, this is largely due to the number of reforms passed in the six year period and the vast variety of the reforms. Indeed there were thirteen reforms during this ministry and they covered areas such as: education; the armed forces; trade unions; Ireland the electoral system and many more. Despite this to truly gauge how great a reforming government this was one must consider what 'a great reforming government' is. For instance, was the large number of reforms unusual to ministries of this time? And how successful were the reforms passed by Gladstone's ministry? To answer the first question, this was definitely an era of reform, however...
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