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Why did the Liberals concentrate on poverty? 1906-11.
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Why did the Liberals concentrate on poverty? 1906-11 Britain was traditionally a hierarchal society and there was a major gulf between the rich and the poor. The upper classes reasoned this because they thought that the working class wasted their money on activities such as drinking. In their opinion, it was their own fault for being poor. Also, there was no realisation of to what extent Britain was suffering from poverty. People simply ignored the situation, or were hidden from the truth; this also accounted for the Conservative government who were in power at the time. When Rowntree and Booth released a report, which looked at poverty in Britain, the dire situation of much of the British public became apparent. The Rowntree and Booth report raised alarm bells as it proved that the working classes had no choice about being poor, and even if they saved and invested their money perfectly, it was still...
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