Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool Essays

  • Justification of the Corn Laws

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    Justification of the Corn Laws The Corn Law was a potentially dangerous bill introduced in 1815 after three years of good harvests. It was instigated with the support of Lord Liverpool the current Prime Minister who saw the Corn Laws as a temporary measure to create stability in the agricultural sector in the immediate post-war years. The Corn Laws were potentially disastrous because they, along with the abolishment of Income tax and the creation of the Game laws, were seen as a return

  • The Effect of the Three Consecutive General Elections on the Labour Party

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    such opposition in the form of trade unionists and their ideology was approved. The general election of June 11, 1987 was the third victory in a row for Margaret Thatcher and the Conservatives. She was the first leader since the Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool to win three successive elections. However this was a major turning point in the conservative party. The Conservative government had survived the industrial disputes with the mine workers (1984-85) and the print unions (1985-86)