Parliamentary strategy and political feints in a party split
A detailed critique of Tory and Liberal maneuvering after a recent crisis. The piece analyzes aims for brief feints and divisions to galvanize support, critiques Disraeli and Mr. Lowe, and discusses taxation debates affecting the lower middle class, concluding with a hopeful view of a unified government and prudent taxation policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Disraeli
A. H. Smith
Lowe
Smith
Liberal Party
Gladstone
Endowed Schools Commission Hearings On Schnadhorst Evidence
Mr Schnadhorst testifies before the Endowed Schools Commission urging greater popular representation in school governance. He argues Established Church dominance and few Nonconformists among cooptative governors create injustice. He notes 441 co optative governors with 313 Tories and 128 Liberals versus 385 Church of England members and 43 Nonconformists, highlighting towns with no Nonconformists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schnadhorst
Endowed Schools Commission
Leatham
Schuadhorst
Endowed Schools
Wolveampton
Wigan
Stafford
Walsall
Stourbridge
Sir J. Pakington
Mr. Leatham
Church of England
Wales
Mr. Schnadhorst
W. K. Forster
Sherborne
Church Endowments Debate Over Establishment Bias
In a heated exchange, witnesses dispute whether Endowed Schools Act favors Nonconformists over Church of England schools. Schnadhorst defends efforts to balance endowments while acknowledging bias in governing bodies. The discussion also probes whether church founded schooling should remain church owned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forster
Church of England
Schnadhorst
Sonaheionees
John Pakington
Endeavo
Gathorne Hardy
How It Strikes a Stranger in the House of Commons
The report notes a dull opening as Mr. Cave opens with a joke contrasting Mr. Smith to carbonate of soda and Mr. Lowe to tartaric acid. It praises Mr. Baxter and Mr. Liddell for candor and independence, while predicting the motion’s withdrawal and the Budget’s contentious reception.
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House of Commons
Smith
Glyn
Adam
Cave
Mr. Smith
Lowe
Baxter
Treasury
Whitehall
Mr. Liddell
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