... the register. Gladstone's Bill was unsuccessful because it was not radical enough and immediately faced problems as dissident Whigs did not agree with its terms, for example Robert Lowe believed that because the working classes were uneducated they might not vote wisely. This could be partly because he feared they would vote against him, as he was an MP for Calne. There was a strong feeling of competitism between Gladstone and Disraeli for a number of years both before and after the Second Reform Act. Disraeli's decision to try and pass a Bill, shortly after Gladstone was an attempt to prevent Gladstone from obtaining parliamentary reform if the Liberals came to power. In Disraeli's words he wanted to "extinguish Gladstone and company" (2). Disraeli's proposal was more radical than Gladstone's which is why it was more successful. As Scott-Baumann stated "Disraeli's policies were more radical than the Radicals" (2). Disraeli ...

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