Editing Little Englander (section)

==History==
The original Little England movement originated among manufacturers in [[Manchester]] and found support among journalists such as [[Goldwin Smith]]. The movement objected to the [[Protectionism|protectionist]] stance of [[British North America|British Canada]], which was exemplified by the [[tariff]] increase of 1859.{{clarify|date=September 2022}} The English manufacturers resented paying taxes to defend a colony that imported few British goods, but exported so many to England. Moreover, it was believed that the [[United States]] could become a much more important partner, as it was already Britain's best customer outside Europe. There was also a social element to the movement. The [[Manchester Liberalism|Manchester School]] opposed the Empire for providing [[sinecure]]s for the idle sons of the [[aristocracy]] at the expense of productive [[industrialist]]s at home.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nzumalaEe40C&pg=PA24 | pages=24–27 | title=British Businessmen and Canadian Confederation: Constitution Making in an Era of Anglo-Globalization | first=Andrew | last=Smith | publisher = [[McGill-Queen's Press]] – MQUP | year=2008 | isbn= 9780773575004}}</ref> The Little England stance was adopted by a wing of the [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal Party]] typified by [[William Ewart Gladstone|William Gladstone]] (1809–1898), who opposed many of Britain's military ventures in the late 19th century. It is particularly associated with opposition to the [[Second Boer War]] (1899–1902). [[Arthur Ponsonby]] wrote of the Liberal leader Sir [[Henry Campbell-Bannerman]]'s opposition to the Boer War: "The impression one got of him from the Press in those days was … that he was an unpatriotic Little Englander".<ref>F. W. Hirst, ''In The Golden Days'' (London: [[Frederick Muller]], 1947), p. 253.</ref>