The Great Irish Famine
In Our Time: History
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What Is the Role of the State in Ireland?
The new government under russell a the he had a different policy from peel. The liberal whigs, the corther ideology, was a basky lase far which stresses that the role of the state is not to interfere in economy and so on. After 18 forty seven, there is a decision that land should be left to deal with the issue of famine ons on its own resources. And even at the time, lord clarendon, who as the lord lieutenant, declared in october 18 forty seven that ireland cannot survive on the basis of its if its ownresources. This was a a pan uk wide problem involving britoin and ireland. So it
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