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Hutchinson, Martin O.,

Britain's greatest prime minister : Lord Liverpool / Lord Liverpool Martin Hutchinson. - xii, 439 pages : illustrations (black and white), portraits

" 'Britain’s greatest Prime Minister: Lord Liverpool' unpicks two centuries of Whig history to redeem Lord Liverpool (1770-1828) from ‘arch-mediocrity’ and establish him as the greatest political leader the country has ever seen. In the past, biographers of Lord Liverpool have not sufficiently acknowledged the importance of his foremost skill: economic policy (including fiscal, monetary and banking system questions). Here, Hutchinson’s decades of experience in the finance sector provide a more specialised perspective on Liverpool’s economic legacy than most historians are able to offer. From his adept handling of unparalleled economic and social difficulties, to his strategic defeat of Napoleon and unprecedented approach to the subsequent peace process, Liverpool is shown to have set Britain’s course for prosperity and effective government for the following century. In addition to granting him his rightful place among British Prime Ministers on both domestic and foreign policy grounds, Hutchinson advances how a proper regard for Liverpool’s career might have changed the structure and policies of today’s government for the better." --

ISBN: 9780718895631 9780718895648 9780718848224 9780718848217

Nat. Bib. No.: GBC0I7561 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 020024576 Uk

Subjects--Personal Names:
Jenkinson, Robert Banks, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, 1770-1828, subject.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Prime ministers--Biography.--Great Britain

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Great Britain--Politics and government--1789-1820.
Great Britain--Politics and government--1820-1830.

Dewey Class. No.: 920