POLITICAL

• in 1900 the LRC formed and WC people had represenation
• In 1907, the National Insurance Act provided sickness benefits for workers who paid into the scheme
• LRC contained fabians, the ILP, independent radicals and trade unions
• Kier hardie was a scottish miner and first labour MP in 1900
• Gladstones 1886 Home rule Bill split the party into liberals and liberal unionists
• The Liberals were divided over home rule and this led to the formation of the Liberal Unionist Party which supported the Conservatives
• The Liberals won an overall majority in 1892 with 40% of the vote
• The Liberals had a landslide victory in 1906 winning 400 seats on 40% of the vote
• the Conservative party won the election in 1885 with 2/3 majority
• The Local Government Board had responsibility for education from 1870 until 1905 when it became part of the Ministry of Education
• The 1870 Elementary Education Act made schooling compulsory between ages 5 and 13
• The Liberals lost their majority in 1895 due to the Irish land war
• In 1903 Asquith became leader of the Liberals
• The Second Boer War lasted from 1899 - 1902
• Asquith's government introduced old age pensions (1908), education act (1902) and national insurance (1911)
• The Liberals lost their majority in 1910 due to the Irish question
• Liberal government from 1892-1895 under Campbell Bannerman
• Balfour's Conservative government passed the second Boer War Act in 1902
• In 1886, Gladstone's second attempt at passing his Home Rule bill failed as it lost by 34 votes
• Campbell bannermans government passed the Trade Disputes Act (1876) allowing unions to strike without being sued for damages
• In 1880, the Elementary Education Act was passed requiring all children between ages 5 and 13 to attend school for at least half the year
• In 1880, the Forster Act allowed local authorities to set up secondary schools
• In 1895, the Conservatives formed a minority government under Lord Salisbury
• Between 1870 and 1900, the number of elementary schools increased by 50%
• Lord Salisbury's government was supported by the Liberal Unionists who were former liberals who opposed Home Rule
• Balfour's government fell in December 1905 because he could not get his budget through parliament
• The Conservative Party won a clear majority in 1900
• The Conservatives were divided over tariff reform, which was supported by Joseph Chamberlain but opposed by Balfour
• Asquith formed a minority Liberal government in April 1908
• The Liberal government was formed by Campbell Bannerman in 1905
• Lloyd George was Chancellor of the Exchequer under Campbell Bannerman, but resigned over his opposition to tariff reform
• Asquith's first act as Prime Minister was to introduce the Parliament Act which limited the power of the House of Lords
• Lloyd George was Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1908 - 1915
• The Liberal government passed the Parliament Act in 1911 which reduced the power of the House of Lords
• The National Insurance Act provided health care, unemployment benefit and sickness pay
• Disraeli won the general election in 1874 with a minority government
• The Liberal government introduced the first Old Age Pensions act in 1908 which provided pensions for those over 70 who had paid national insurance contributions
• In 1884, the Redistribution of Seats Act redistributed seats so that there were more urban constituencies with larger populations
• 1909- LLoyd george proposed the peoples budget and in 1911 it passed
• 1911 parliament act meant the lords could not vote on financial bills and could only veto a bill for 2 years. It also made it so a GE was held every 4 years