LG Government 1918-1922
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- Created on: 23-02-14 13:53
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- Lloyd George Coalition 1918-1922
- Domestic Issues
- 'Triple Alliance' resurrected 1919
- Sankey Commission 1919
- Miner's Strike Oct 1919
- 1921 Safeguarding od Industries Act
- Demobilisation
- 1919 Clydeside Glasgow Strike
- April 1921 86m days lost to stikes
- June 1921 Unemployment reaches 2.5m
- Docker's strike May 1920
- Economic Policy
- Over 3.5m people receiving some sort of wartime pension
- 1922 Budget saw a 12% cut back in government spending
- 'Squandermania'
- 'Geddes Axe' aimed at cutting remaining £100m, cut only £64m
- 750,000 killed in WW1, 9% of all men under 45
- Foreign Policy
- Chanak Crisis
- French and Italian troops withdrew but LG determined to stay
- Daily Mail 'Get out of Chanak'
- Versailles Treaty
- Too moderate
- Reparations too severe
- 'It would be a folly to believe that we can reconstruct the world without her assistance.'
- Ireland
- March 1920 Government of Ireland Act
- Black and Tans
- 'Bloody Sunday'/Croke Park
- Anglo-Irish Treaty
- Chanak Crisis
- Ideology
- Conservatism
- Privatisation
- Imperial Empire
- India
- Socialism
- Nationalisation
- Separatist
- 'Prisoner' political status
- Conservatism
- Social
- Unemployment Insurance Act 1922
- Increased Pensions
- 'Homes Fit for Heroes'
- Addison Housing Act 1919
- 100,000 homes by 1922, payed £910 instead of £385
- Addison Housing Act 1919
- Representation of the People Act 1918
- 84m addded to the electorate but turnout just 57%
- Unemployed Worker's dependants Act 1921
- Political
- 'PM Without a Party'
- Power without responsibility
- LG/Asquith Split
- Newport By-election 1922
- Conservative Party had not won an election since 1902
- Historiography
- Michael Lynch 'seldom trusted' 'a reaction to his style of politics'
- John Grigg 'both a crusader and a crook, but crusader took precedence'
- Michael Lynch Irish Treaty 'represents the outstanding success of LG's political career'
- Peter Rowland 'Achievements superficially impressive, lacked substance and permanence.'
- Downfall
- Public Scandals
- Presidential Style
- Economic
- Political
- Domestic Issues
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