The Liberal Party adopts the 'Newcastle Programme', a raft of policies developed by the representatives of the National Liberal Federation at their annual conference. This programme advocates Irish Home Rule, Disestablishment of the Welsh Church, reform of the House of Lords, triennial parliaments, abolition of the plural franchise and a local veto on sales of liquor.
Please log in to
consult the article in its entirety. If you are a member (student of staff) of a subscribing
institution (see List), you should be able to access the LE on
campus directly (without the need to log in), and off-campus either via the institutional log in we
offer, or via your institution's remote access facilities, or by creating a personal user account with your institutional email address. If
you are not a member of a subscribing institution, you will need to purchase a personal
subscription. For more information on how to subscribe as an individual user, please see under Individual Subcriptions.
56 words
Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "British Liberal party adopts the radical 'Newcastle Programme'". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 December 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=19064, accessed 19 April 2024.]
