Editing Chartism (section)

===Enabling political progressions===
Political elites{{vague|date=June 2021}} feared the Chartists in the 1830s and 1840s as a dangerous threat to national stability.<ref>Robert Saunders, "Chartism from above: British elites and the interpretation of Chartism", ''Historical Research'', (2008) 81#213 pp&nbsp;463–484</ref> In the Chartist stronghold of Manchester, the movement undermined the political power of the old Tory-Anglican elite that had controlled civic affairs. But the reformers of Manchester were themselves factionalised.<ref>Michael J. Turner, "Local Politics and the Nature of Chartism: The Case of Manchester", ''Northern History'', (2008), 45#2 pp&nbsp;323–345</ref> Chartism has also been seen as a forerunner to the [[Labour Party (UK)|UK Labour Party]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/belief/2012/oct/05/occupy-movement-legacy-chartism|title=Before we decide to write off the Occupy movement, let's consider the legacy of the Chartists|author=Giles Fraser|date=2012-10-05|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref>