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Question on Lord Liverpool

Post 1

JustAnotherNumber\Lord High Praetor of Thingite-ica\Sub

Hello. I am subbing your article on Lord Liverpool, and I would like to clarify something. In this part of the article...

'The idea of Parliamentary Reform, which would include reform of the corrupt 'pocket boroughs' and would allot political power to the nouveau riche was an issue which caused much opposition to Liverpool's conservative stance.'

Would it be more accurate to say that it caused questioning of Liverpool's stance (i.e. that he was not a true conservative)?

TYAHAND smiley - smiley

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Question on Lord Liverpool

Post 2

Researcher 177704

Hi there smiley - smiley

I think the idea of 'conservatives and liberals' was a bit vague at the time of Liverpool, but being anti-reform would have made him more conservative so his status as a 'true' Tory would not have been questioned. At the time, Tories/conservatives favoured very little or no change, so not wanting to drastically reform the Parliamentary system would have strengthend Liverpool's position within the Tory party and as a conservative. It would be very to hard to use the reform issue against Liverpool's conservatism.

I'm sure his position of Prime Minister would have been questioned by the pro-Reform lobby, but then that goes without saying and I think I already covered it by saying it "caused much opposition to Liverpool's conservative stance" and in the overall message of the paragraph.

smiley - rocket


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Post 3

JustAnotherNumber\Lord High Praetor of Thingite-ica\Sub

okay...I misread the paragraph smiley - smiley

The article has now been sent onward.


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