Assesses its significance in relation to earlier and subsequent reform legislation.
The Reform Act of 1867 was highly controversial at the time and has remained so. Was it an inevitable step on the road to full democracy or an irresponsible gamble by a politician desperate to win a tactical victory?
`John Walton's study of the 1867 Reform Act keeps up the excellent standard set by earlier volumes of the Lancaster Pamphlets. All issues are dealt with in a judicious and critical manner.' - Teaching History
