Original sentence: As prime minister 1868 to 1874, Gladstone headed a Liberal Party which was a coalition of Peelites like himself, Whigs, and Radicals; he was now a spokesman for "peace, economy and reform.He also secured the abolition of the purchase of commissions in the army and of religious tests for admission to Oxford and Cambridge; the introduction of the secret ballot in elections; the legalization of trade unions; and the reorganization of the judiciary in the Judicature Act.However in the early twentieth-century the Liberal Party began to move away from Gladstonian Liberalism and instead developed new policies based on social liberalism (or what Gladstone called "constructionism").Taxation and public expenditure was also increased and New Liberal ideas led to David Lloyd George's People's Budget of 1909-10.The Liberal government of 1906-1914 is noted for its social reforms and these included old age pensions and National Insurance
Edited sentence: " However in the early twentieth-century the Liberal Party began to move away from Gladstonian Liberalism and instead developed new policies based on social liberalism (or what Gladstone called "constructionism").As prime minister 1868 to 1874, Gladstone headed a Liberal Party and was a spokesman for "peace, economy and reform.He also secured the abolition of the purchase of commissions in the army and of religious tests for admission to Oxford and Cambridge; the introduction of the secret ballot in elections; and the reorganization of the judiciary in the Judicature Act