After all the endeavours that combined to make Britain the first
great industrial nation, that dominant position was then
relinquished. Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914), the driven and
self-made Birmingham businessman who shifted his energies
formidably into politics, might have appeared to be one leader well
equipped to help Britain stay competitive in the global race for
economic growth. But, as Michael Balfour suggests in this absorbing
study, Chamberlain's personality and temperament were not suited to
the challenge.
Determined always to have his way, animated by 'the business
man's love of getting things done', Chamberlain lacked the gift of
persuasion and made enemies too well, it being his unique
achievement to split both major parties in the space of twenty
years. Had it been possible for one man to arrest Britain's
slackening growth then that man, Balfour contends, was not the
erstwhile 'Radical Joe.'
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