How Did Balfour Lose The 1906 Election
The 1906 general election is often referred to as the ‘liberal landslide’, but the success of the liberal party was arguably due more to conservative mistakes than what they offered new politically. A number of key conservative policies (all highly played out in the national press) all played a part in the reversal of almost 20 years of tory rule in the 1906 election.
The conservative leader at the time AJ Balfour was considered a poor public speaker as was considered out-of-touch with many of the issues of the day. He resigned the year before the election, but already the rot had set in with the electorate and the liberal party was becoming re-invigorated and more united than in recent years.
Significant issues that beset the tory