I've been doing a lot of reading about the Wafd party and the broader political and economic spheres in Egypt during this period and I'm getting a bit overwhelmed.
From what I've gathered, it seems that lack of education/literacy across the population really hampered the spread and impact of revolutionary ideas. On top of that, it also seems that British tampering in Egypt's political scene (and their paranoia about the Suez/route to India) stagnated organic political growth. Lastly, as is the case almost anywhere, nepotism and corruption was rampant.
Anyways, I'm just trying to put my finger on a straight answer here.
Thanks.
Well for a bunch of reasons, the most important of which is the inability of the Wafd to liberate Egypt from British imperialism, resulting in a loss of support and hope from the people. Also, whenever you have colonialism you get native elites (members of the colonised entity who help facilitate colonialism and are practically part of the colonial/imperial project). In Egypt this was Ismail Sidqi the Premier who took power in 1936. Sidqi had helped the British in 1922 in creating a faux Egyptian independence. Therefore, the British wanted him to be in charge, as did the monarchy which was also trying to revert power from the Wafd to itself. Short answer but that’s practically the synopsis.