What Gladstone Did
T was ironical that in the middle of Eire’s proceedings to sever the last political link with Britain, 2YA should have broadcast-a talk on Gladstone in the BBC series of British Prime Ministers. For Gladstone did more than any other Englishman has ever done to try to save the situation in Ireland, and R. C. K. Ensor brought out the high quality of a failure that had such tragic consequences. Many people remember Gladstone for three things — Ireland, Gordon, and Majuba. Mr. Ensor showed how tremendous were his services to Britain as reformer and administrator, Gladstone carried on the work of Peel in the modernising of Britain. He put the Civil Service and national finance on their present foundations (with benefit to the Dominions as well), and under him the Army and the judicature were reformed. In 15 minutes Mr. Ensor managed to impress on the listener these and a lot of other things about the G.O.M., with His more than 60 years of political life, including the extraordinary intellectual and moral stature of the man. A somewhat didactic and (continued on next page)
(continued from previous page) ~ schoolmasterish manner did not detract from the excellence of this talk. Those interested in tmodern English history should not miss these portraits of its political leaders. :
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 20, Issue 495, 17 December 1948, Page 10
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217What Gladstone Did New Zealand Listener, Volume 20, Issue 495, 17 December 1948, Page 10
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