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To what extent was ‘Inept Leadership’ responsible for the failure of Chartism?
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To what extent was 'Inept Leadership' responsible for the failure of Chartism? Why did Chartism fail, if it did in fact fail at all? It was a widespread movement with mass support, which dominated late-1830s and 1840s politics. It even had a context of revolution in Europe and the (limited) success of the 1832 Reform act, yet no key goals were achieved within its lifetime. The search for a definitive explanation for this has led historians to cite reasons as diverse as the improvement of economic conditions; the strong, confident handling of the movement by the government; and the issue of the quality of leadership within the movement. Therefore we must look at all the separate viewpoints on the 'failure' and decide how much of a bearing the apparent 'ineptitude' of its leadership had. The issue of whether Chartism was a complete failure is perhaps important in understanding why it did not...
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