Gladstone was what you'd call an ornamental rector. Some were neither use nor ornament. He was at least ornamental.

I have neither been there nor done that

I'm neither a millennial nor a hipster.

Some of the speeches were never heard and were only distributed in the newspapers. If the Liberal candidate was seen to be trying very hard, Tories would kidnap him and take him away, and the same for the Tories.

Many students marched off in enthusiasm for the front. It was a national hysteria.

For years the students disenfranchised themselves because they didn't vote for people who would look after their interests. That has now changed.