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“The objective of establishing the Conservative Party as a party of government explains most of the actions of Disraeli in pas
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"The objective of establishing the Conservative Party as a party of government explains most of the actions of Disraeli in passing the 1867 reform act" How valid is this interpretation of Disraeli's motives in passing the Second Reform act? This interpretation of Disraeli's motives highlights the idea of whether Disraeli passed the second Reform act through passion or merely to further his political career and boost the profile of the conservative party. The question that needs to be asked is whether or not Disraeli was a genuine social reformer? Robert Blake who wrote the extract has a firm view that Disraeli's motives were purely for a beneficiary reason. In his opinion the 1867 Reform act was a political stunt to boost the party. We must consider the source when looking at this argument, Robert Blake is an extremely well respected historian and there is a lot of evidence which backs up...
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