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Disraeli’s Administration
1874-1880
The Cabinet
• Disraeli was the first person to be officially called
“Prime Minister”
• Chancellor of the Exchequer: Sir Stafford
Northcote
• Home Secretary: Richard Cross
• Foreign Secretary: Lord Derby (son of Lord
Derby)
• Disraeli became Lord Beaconsfield in 1876
• The job of leading the Conservatives in the
House of Commons was given to Northcote
Disraeli’s Approach
• Disraeli left a lot of the domestic legislation
to Cross
– Disraeli was more interested in foreign affairs
– Disraeli wanted to “make an effective contrast
with the Liberals’ destructive hyperactivity”
(Parry)
• Most of the acts were improvements or
refinements of Liberal measures
The Acts
• 1875 Artisans’ Dwellings Act
– Liberals introduced it but Tories took credit
– Slum dwellings can be torn down by councils
– Used by EVIL JOE in Birmingham
• 1875 Public Health Act
– Local councils responsible for sewage and
drainage, and infectious disease containment
– ‘Nuisances’ to be removed
– Contaminated food was to be destroyed
Egad Sirrah! Further Acts!
• 1875 Pure Food And Drugs
Act
– No tampering with food or
drugs!
• 1875 Climbing Boys Act…?
• 1875 Conspiracy and
Protection of Property Act
– If a trade union does
something that would be legal
if done by a person, then it’s
legal
– This means picketing is
legalised
Stem this bleeding and write down
more acts!
• 1876 Education Act
– Minor changes to Forster’s
Education Act
– School fees to be paid by local
authorities
• 1876 Empress of India Act
– Queen Victoria gets to be
Empress of India
– Disraeli becomes popular with
palace and people
– Victoria now as important as
her daughter
In the hidden room, you will
discover…
• 1878 Employers and Workmen Act
– All workshops and factories with 50 or more
employees will be inspected by the
government, not the local authorities