How Accurate Is It to Describe the Tory Government in the Period 1822-1827 "Liberal"?

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It's clear to see that Lord Liverpool's government between the years 1822 and 1827 was not in fact liberal, it was just the fact that the measures he took and the laws he passed merely seemed liberal to the general public, therefore he gained a good reputation from British citizens in the sense that a lot of the laws he passed such as the Gaols act were initially seen as liberal because of the fact that now female prisoners were guarded by female guards for the first time, however there were a few drawbacks to Peel's ideas which make it hard to view these reforms as entirely liberal. I believe that Liverpool had a good idea and good intentions to make the British economy become more stable after a poor economic situation, he also wanted to make the country more liberal in the sense that there will be more freedom and equality, however the way in which the laws and reforms were carried out were not necessarily as liberal as Liverpool had hoped. The Penal reform acts that Liverpool passed were initially seen as liberal, however it is possible to argue that there are several different limitations and factors that prove it to be not necessarily liberal. Initially, the idea of a reduction of transportable offences under the Gaols act, and also the reduction of the number of crimes punishable by death from around 200 to 20 makes Liverpool's government seem liberal due to the fact that it is giving the people of Great Britain more freedom and shows that the toleration across Britain is a lot more than it used to be. This Gaols act however was not necessarily new, as some people believe that it was based on campaigning from Fry and Howard several years before. It could also be argued that Peel had only brought in the Gaols act because of the constant pressure from humanitarians who were calling for reform in the prison and punishment system. Despite the penal reform acts

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