Scotland and Liberal aims amid disestablishment debate
The piece argues Scottish disestablishment is tied to Liberal goals and foreign policy, urging progress now rather than delaying for another general election. It cites unity among Scottish Council, Free Churchmen, U.P. members, and MPs, and warns that delaying on disestablishment risks ceding ground to Tories while stressing justice at home and abroad.
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Scotland
Torgiem
Scottish Council
U.p.’S
Hutton
England
Ireland
Glasgow
Kirk
Lord Hartington
Churchmen Face Choice Between Party Loyalty and Institution
Clergy may choose party allegiance over defending an institution whose destruction they sense is inevitable but not immediate, reflecting a tension between political ties and institutional survival.
Land law reform within the pale gains pace in Parliament
The piece argues that land law reform is breaking the resistance of landowners and lawyers as leaders like Lord Hartington and Earl Cowper push for simplified transfer and abolition of primogeniture. It notes landlords increasingly support reform, the Farmers' Alliance campaign, and upcoming meetings in Colchester Ipswich Maidstone Hitchin and Edinburgh signaling a broader movement before the general election.
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Lord Hartington
Chaplin
Party of Progress
Duke of St. Albans
Earl Cowper
Lord Carington
Marquis of
Tavistock
Lord Randolph Churchill
Duke of
St. Albans
Lord Tavistock
Agricultural Society
Court of Chancery
Enclosure Commissioners
Enclosure Commissionera
Chancery
Colonel Barne
Farmers’ Alliance
Colchester
Ipswich
Maidstone
Hitchin
James Howard
W. Fowler
Scotland
Edinburgh
Autumn elections mirror national contests in local terms
The piece argues that U S autumn elections resemble the presidential contest in structure, noting that small local areas limit scale and that states function like larger political units through legislatures and governors, with municipalities and mayors filling those roles locally. The author draws a parallel between municipal conflicts and broader national dynamics.
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United States
America
France
Germany
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