The Liberal governments: the 1906 election; New Liberalism; the influence of Campbell-Bannerman, Asquith, Lloyd George and Churchill; the position of Labour and the Conservatives
In 1906, the Liberal Party won a landslide election victory. They then governed Britain with a new philosophy — using the state to tackle poverty — while Labour and the Conservatives challenged them from different directions.
Real World
David Lloyd George, as Chancellor, introduced the National Insurance Act 1911 — partly modelled on Germany's Bismarckian welfare system — providing sick pay for 13 million British workers for the first time.
Exam Focus
Specify which Liberal politician drove which reform; vague references to 'the Liberals' lose marks where the question asks about individual influence.
Essay Framework
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