CONTENTS

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I. WHAT IS THE USE OF A VOTE? 11

II. IS THERE ANYTHING PRACTICAL IN POLITICS? 16

III. WHY NOT LET THINGS ALONE? 21

IV. OUGHT ONE TO BE A PARTISAN? 25

V. WHY NOT HAVE A “NATIONAL” PARTY? 31

VI. IS ONE PARTY BETTER THAN THE OTHER? 35

VII. WHAT ARE LIBERAL PRINCIPLES? 41

VIII. ARE LIBERALS AND RADICALS AGREED? 47

IX. WHAT ARE THE LIBERALS DOING? 52

X. SHOULD HOME RULE BE GRANTED TO IRELAND? 58

XI. WHAT SHOULD BE DONE WITH THE LORDS? 66

XII. IS THE HOUSE OF COMMONS PERFECT? 71

XIII. IS OUR ELECTORAL SYSTEM COMPLETE? 77

XIV. SHOULD THE CHURCH REMAIN ESTABLISHED? 83

XV. WOULD DISENDOWMENT BE JUST? 89

XVI. OUGHT EDUCATION TO BE FREE? 97

XVII. DO THE LAND LAWS NEED REFORM? 102

XVIII. SHOULD WASTE LANDS BE TILLED AND THE GAME LAWS ABOLISHED? 107

XIX. OUGHT LEASEHOLDS TO BE ENFRANCHISED? 112

XX. WHOSE SHOULD BE THE UNEARNED INCREMENT? 117

XXI. HOW SHOULD LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT BE EXTENDED? 122

XXII. HOW IS LOCAL OPTION TO BE EFFECTED? 127

XXIII. WHY AND HOW ARE WE TAXED? 132

XXIV. HOW OUGHT WE TO BE TAXED? 137

XXV. HOW IS TAXATION TO BE REDUCED? 144

XXVI. IS FREE TRADE TO BE PERMANENT? 149

XXVII. IS FOREIGN LABOUR TO BE EXCLUDED? 155

XXVIII. HOW SHOULD WE GUIDE OUR FOREIGN POLICY? 160

XXIX. IS A PEACE POLICY PRACTICABLE? 165

XXX. HOW SHOULD WE DEAL WITH THE COLONIES? 171

XXXI. SHOULD THE STATE SOLVE SOCIAL PROBLEMS? 177

XXXII. HOW FAR SHOULD THE STATE INTERFERE? 182

XXXIII. SHOULD THE STATE REGULATE LABOUR OR WAGES? 188

XXXIV. SHOULD THE STATE INTERFERE WITH PROPERTY? 194

XXXV. OUGHT THE STATE TO FIND FOOD AND WORK FOR ALL? 197

XXXVI. HOW OUGHT WE TO DEAL WITH SOCIALISM? 200

XXXVII. WHAT SHOULD BE THE LIBERAL PROGRAMME? 205

XXXVIII. HOW IS THE LIBERAL PROGRAMME TO BE ATTAINED? 211

XXXIX. IS PERFECTION IN POLITICS POSSIBLE? 216

XL. WHERE SHALL WE STOP? 220

PRACTICAL POLITICS.