The Liberal victory in the 1906 general election went down in history as one of the greatest landslides in terrain of modern British politics, but it can be argued that it was more of a loss for the Conservatives than a gain for the Liberals. The Conservatives have made numerous policy mistakes that have alienated much of their support base that originally voted them into power. The key policy they advocated during their election campaign was tariff reform, an issue that divided the party, making them appear weaker in the eyes of voters. Arthur Balfour allowed Joseph Chamberlain to move forward, but they miscalculated public opinion; it wasn't what the public wanted. The public did not see the benefits of tariff reform in a broader perspective as Chamberlain did, protecting the domestic market; rather, they saw it as a matter of bread and butter, with taxes directly affecting their cost of living, which the working class feared would hit them hard. The working class felt even more disillusioned and under-represented by the current government in the Taff Vale case where unions could now be prosecuted for ...