The Conservative Government 1924-1929. Stanley Baldwin
This mind map mainly explains the reforms that occured within the Conservative Government of 1924-9. I have not discussed the General Strike at all on this mind map. That will be explained in much detail on a seperate mind map.
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- Created on: 09-03-13 20:31
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- The Conservative Government 1924-1929. Stanley Baldwin
- Conservatives gained a comfortable majority of 200 seats
- There was talk of 'New Conservatism'- to combine efficiency and moral purpose
- Foreign affairs
- Relations with the USSR deteriorated . Labour's commercial treaty was abandoned.
- In 1925 with Streseman managed to negotiate the Locarno treaty
- Unemployment
- THE GENERAL STRIKE OF 1926 ( more detail on another mind map
- Reforms
- Important additions to welfare legislation
- 1925: Contributory old age pensions began
- Higher NI contributions and then all workers and their wives would get 10 ( 50p) a week at the age of 65
- Intro of widows' pensions too
- Benefits: Some were lowered, but it was made so that benefits didn't last just 16 weeks but indefinitely for those who were 'genuinely seeking work'
- 1925: Contributory old age pensions began
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT REFORMS
- The Local Government Act of 1929
- Gave local government more duties
- Maternity and child welfare
- Public health
- Roads
- In order to pay for all these a new policy was introduced so that no rates would be paid on agricultural lands + industry and railways were relived of 3/4 of their rates
- It was hoped that derating would make employers more competitive
- Hopefully would take on more workers
- The Exchequer provided £24 million for good local authorities + an extra £16 million for any extra duties they took on
- It was hoped that derating would make employers more competitive
- Local governments became much more active - independence, however, declined
- Gave local government more duties
- The Local Government Act of 1929
- 1926: CEB - Central Electricity Board. An effective power grid for the country created. Efficiency of electricity was greatly increased
- Encouraged the building of modern, privately owned power stations
- 1926: BBC was taken into public ownership
- 1928: Voting franchise extended to all women aged over 21. Electorate increased by 7 million
- Important additions to welfare legislation
- Economics
- 1925:Return to the Gold Standard
- Conservatives gained a comfortable majority of 200 seats
- Neville Chamberlain was the Minister of Health - provided the constructive element. Churchill was the Chancellor of the Exchequer
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