Conservative Government Between 1900 and 1906
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- Conservatives between 1900 and 1906
- Khaki Election 1900
- This was the election that took place during the Boer War and the Conservatives won because they belived we would win the war.
- The conservatives got 402 votes. The Liberals got 183 votes. The Labour Party got 2 votes and the Irish Nationalists got 82.
- Reforms & Acts they passed
- Taff Vale Judgment: The union on strike must pay compemsation for loss madde during the strike
- Education Act 1902: Primary education became free; thelocal council (rate payers) had to pay.
- Defence reform changes 1903: Government got rid of the general commander and replaced him with general staff ( a group of MP's)
- Unemployed workmens act 1903: Buisnesses were given money to employ more workers.
- Defence againt Chinese slavery 1904: After the Boer War Britain sent Chinese workers to south Africa as they were cheaper to employ.
- Licensing act 1904: only a certain amount of pubs on one street were allowed to hold a license and the rest had to close. The ones that were forced to close got compensation.
- Tarriff Reform Legue 1903: Import duty tax was introduced, making british goods more expenxive to buy but still cheaper than imported goods. This caused the Conservative party to split because of their divided opinions.
- Khaki Election 1900
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