Correspondence on the Education Bill No Compromise
The writer denounces the Education Bill as a reactionary barrier to national education and a target against rural Nonconformity. He criticizes Liberal leaders for treacherous tactics, cites faults in school boards and cumulative voting, and urges Nonconformists to reject the bill at the third reading, urging sustained opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marquis of Hartington
Mr. Pell
Mr. Bright
England
Forster
Liberation Society
Gladstone
Mr. Forster
Whitehall
Education Department
Wolverhampton
Merthyr Tydfil
Board School
Disraeli
Viscount Landon
Richard
Pell
F. Sonley Johnstone
Merry-hill
Political Outlook on School Boards and Church Influence
A reader critiques the Conservative stance on education reform in Parliament. He portrays Viscount Sandon as balancing expediency to appease clerical opposition while emphasizing church protection and agricultural interests. The piece laments clerical and fiscal power swaying policy and questions how long this dynamic will persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smr
House of Commons
Viscount Sandon
Forster
Lord Sandon
St. Stephen's