The 1923 election and its significance
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- Created on: 19-05-17 09:29
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- The 1923 Election and its Significance
- Reasons
- for public to approve Baldwin (had won under Bonar Law)
- Tackle unemployment by (up) duties on imported goods, could've been done under 1921 'safeguarding of industries' but lab&lib against, cons divided. Approval.
- Free Trade
- Lab&lib - keeping imports cheap to help workers and home market. Immoral? to restrict world trade for industry, had links with international peace
- Cons - vital to protect industry with falling exports & comp. Strengthen links with Empire, agree British goods = success
- Results
- Cons biggest part, but Lib and Lab could bring them down
- Despite nationalisation plans in 1918, lab leader MacDonald didn't want to implement it. links with libs = coalition
- Legacy
- 1st time Lab in office
- libs brought labs down - in 1924 election, public did not want libs to be power broking
- Labs now real alternative to cons, libs irrelevant
- Old (FT) & new (up Lab)
- Reasons
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