The Forward March of Labour and Fall of Liberalism Flashcards
Dangerfield, 1935
Liberalism was dead before WWI, killed off by their opposition of class politics and increaasing industrial unrest. They did not adapt to politics now being emotion > rational Couldn't deal with the challenges of suffrage, Ureland and constitutional change
Keith Laybourn
Liberal fortunes were declining before 1914 because of Labour’s capture of the Trade Union vote
Henry Pelling
Labour began to cultivate Trade Union support at the expense of the Liberals
McKibbin
Importance of the rise of class politics. Labour’s increasing association with Trade Unions captured the support of the working class
Bernstein
Importance of class politics. Neither New or Old Liberalism had enough social reform to represent the working class
Trevor Wilson, 1966
The demise of the Liberals was due to the cultural/ social change in WWI and their inability to deal with Total War
Bentley
Liberals destroyed by war. Importance of the break in 1916 between Asquith and Lloyd George
Clarke
Liberals did adapt to class politics in 1910
Roy Douglas
‘Labour in Decline 1910-14’ poor by-election results pre-war
Matthew, McKibbin, Kay
Pre-war franchise held Labour back (4.8m 1918)
Clarke, Hart, Tanner
War caused Liberals to break up intellectually, in constituencies and in parliament
Tanner
The middle classes were disenfranchised too so the franchise vote doesn’t work (350,000 1918)
Clarke
New Liberalism was the Liberal revival pre-war (Lancashire study)
Powell
New Liberalism wasn’t committed enough to the changes the TUs wanted
Bernstein NL
New Liberalism only in Manchester and London
