Disraeli Gears

Nineteenth century Liberal Prime Minister William Gladstone was born in Liverpool but surprisingly that hasn't stopped his arch-rival, Tory Prime Minister Benjamin 'Dizzy' Disraeli, from being commemorated with this statue outside St George's Hall on Lime Street.

Somehow I doubt that Gladstone and Disraeli would ever have been caught dead in a coalition government. Mind you, that wasn't ever likely to happen in those days as the Liberals and Tories didn't have any opposition from a Labour Party. How very unlike today's situation...