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... The results exposed weaknesses in the Party which were to ensure that, with brief exceptions of 1852 and 1859, it would not hold office again until 1866. ...
One reason for not being able to form a stable government was that the Conservatives failed to win over enough voters in this period. The party was associated with outdated and intransigent policies that were very unpopular. ... Then of course, when the Conservative Party got the chance to form a cabinet in 1852, the British public did not trust their sudden change in policies. The ambitious Disraeli was keen to modernise the image of the Conservatives, “protection is not only dead but damned,” but he faced many difficulties. ... Therefore his efforts to awaken the Conservatives to a new age were regarded by many with suspicion. Moreover, since the Conservatives were in power for only two, very short lengths of time, they had very little opportunity to convince the electorate that their policies now combined contemporary ideals with traditional elements. It may be that even the Conservatives themselves were unconvinced. ... These protectionists Conservatives led by Bentink and Disraeli opposed the rest of their party (hereby named the Peelites). ... ” “Most of the brain and much of the talent of the Conservative Party had sided with Peel, which lends substance to the appellation which the Radical, John Stuart Mill, used when he called the Conservatives the ‘Stupid Party’.
Approximate Word count = 972
Approximate Pages = 3.9
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