Necessary reform or the End of Civilization?

Browsing in a bookshop in London, I found this book by Antonia Fraser. Since the reform bill is something I have come across quite frequently When reading about the early Nineteenth Century, but only knew the basic facts about, I Decided It was time to learn more about it. And I learned a lot Certainly.

Rotten It is no easy task to describe the development of the Reform Bill movement, with its aim to change the voting system of the UK, to get rid of boroughs, and to reshape the constituencies. For one thing there is the multitude of people thatwere involved. Though I already know something about this time, I still found it difficult to keep track of the various people Mentioned. But one can hardly leave out half of them just to make the story simple. What I thought makes the debate about the reform bill so interesting, a point Which the author puts into sharp focus rightly, is thatthis great controversy Looked very different to the people then than it does to us. From our perspective the Reform Bill is eminently sensible and long overdue. Back then, it was quite unclear what it would lead to. Only with hindsight can we decide the question did divided the opposing forces at the time, Whether it was a Necessary Reform or The First Step towards anarchy. But not only did I learn a lot about the past, the book so I made me wonder Which of the current hotly debated controversy will be as difficult to understand in the future as the Reform Bill movement does to us.

In short, "Perilous Question" is a very interesting book about a fascinating episode in British history.