How Accurate Is It To Describe The Government Between 1822-30 As Liberal Tories? Essay

When we use the word informal, its intended convey is open to opinion. The person or group is very open-minded and open to change. The Tories during 1822-30 appe ard to be very Liberal at this magazine. They appeared to be changing their minds on a number of issues, such as Religious sinlessdom, governmental Rights and Free pile. They also appeared to be changing their attitudes about peoples freedom of expression. The Six Acts, created to interrupt people grouping together, in fear of a revolution. This Act was abolished as the masses appeared to be fill with life, and not in an uproar with the country.The Tories appeared to be Liberal with the supposed arrival of juvenile men into the Cabinet. schoolmaster Goderich was introduced as Chancellor of the Exchequer. William Huskisson became President of the Board of Trade. With George Canning also becoming Foreign Secretary. These new(a) men brought with them new ideas and propositions to the House of Commons. Compared to the previous men they appeared brilliant. But the truth was these men were not new at all. They were hardly back-benchers from the Cabinet, rarely seen doing anything.They were brought forward into the main Cabinet in order to please the people. Compared to the old Cabinet they were goose egg new, but to the people they appeared radical and open to change. Really it was just their better ability of conveying ideas to the Commons, which make them appear brilliant. All their supposed new ideas were also nothing new. They were all ideas that had been thought up historic period ago, from the years of Pitt. These ideas were postponed due to war or economic crisis, and the new Cabinet simply set the lummox rolling once more.On the Economic side of things, a lot changed. The Corn Laws were placed on a sliding scale by 1828, ensuring cheaper food prices for all. Duties on hand relaxed. With reduced costs for materials, it paved the manner for wage increases in the workplace. With emiter taxes, foreign countries were ready to trade with Britain. Compared to the previous Protectionism trade of previous years, this appeared lordly Free Trade. And with the Reciprocity of Duties Act and relaxation of the Navigation Acts, trade seemed to be booming. But these changes werent completely Liberal. The sliding scaled for the Corn Laws may amaze reduced the cost of corn, costs remained high. Rather that 80s a quarter, it was reduced to 70s.It may have seemed to be paving the way to new, cheaper living, but very little changed. Although trade was rather free, compared to previous years, it bland remained tightly controlled. Free Trade whole appeared in order to emolument the governance, not in order to help the people. The Exchequer received increased income from the heightened trade. But most significantly it reduced the increasing problem of smuggling, which was a big problem during the times of high taxation in trade. The cheaper costs of materials for factories and other such workplaces, did not create the wage increases expected. People still suffered with a low wage and poor living conditions.Socially the country experienced great change. The Penal Code was rewritten. Sentences for crimes were lessened, to suss out the Law was easily enforceable. Previously many people were seen not guilty due to the high penalty of death for such minor offences such as stealing. The Gaols Act cleaned up the prisons of the country. Trade Unions were once again legal, and allowed people to discuss disputes with their manager over items such as pay and work hours. But these Trade Unions were not allowed to strike, thus making them rather powerless. Such reforms in the Penal code and new Acts such as Gaols, were in fact not new at all. They were all thought up during the time of the Napoleonic Wars, and were placed on the back-burner of Governmental issues. But with the new group of people in Cabinet, at a time was the time to pass these changes.Politically little changed. Nothing was changed about the electoral system itself except for Grampound. In 1821 Grampound was disenfranchised. It lost its MPs because it was a rotten-borough. The seats were moved to Leeds by the House of Commons. Leeds being a walloping industrial city. But the House of Lords intervened and squeeze the seats to go to Yorkshire instead, where they knew there would be little face-off from the people. This goes to show that despite all changes the House of Lords still had overall power in the Government. Ironic since they are the only ones who are not voted into Parliament. Lord John Russell gets 164 votes for his reform Bill but the Commons still opposed to the proposition, believing that the people were content with what they had and that there was no need for reform.Religiously nothing would have happened if it wasnt for Daniel OConnell. If he had not won the vote in the bi-election, despite him being a Catholic, this would not have happened. In 1829 Catholi c Emancipation was finally allowed, which gave the Catholics and Non-Conformists the same rights as Protestants in the country. The Government only allowed it due to the fear of rebellion in Ireland, which they could not allow no matter what. similarly the Test of Corporations was repealed in 1828.In conclusion the Liberal Tories were in fact the same as they had been in previous years. They were no more Liberal than before. The only reason the appeared Liberal was due to the apparent new men on the Cabinet, whose ability to speak well in the Commons, made them appear very liberal. virtually all ideas they brought forward had been created in the days of Pitt. They just re-ignited the flame and set the ball rolling again.The only things that may have appeared very Liberal would have been the passing of Catholic Emancipation and the idea of Free Trade. But these two ideas were only created to appease problems the Government faced. The uprising and possible rebellion in Ireland force d them to pass Catholic Emancipation. While the increasing problem of smuggling and evasion of trade duties, meant the Government infallible to relax the laws on trading. Also compared to the Whig Reformers of 1830-41, they could not possibly be called Liberal Tories