Why did Liberal Government introduce reforms
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- Created on: 01-05-13 18:08
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- Why did Liberal Government introduce reforms to help the young, old and unemployed?
- Changing attitudes
- most of the 19th century, most people believed that people were poor because they wasted their money
- By 1900, public opinions were changin
- They believed the government should give some help to the poor
- Instead of leaving it to charities
- Social reformers
- Charles Booth carried out research into poverty London
- He published seventeen volumes from 1889 to 1902
- Seebohm Rowntree studied poverty and its causes in York
- Published a report in 1901
- Both researchers found that 28- 31% of the population lived under the poverty line
- Poverty line meant being unable to afford decent housing, food, clothing, health care or even luxury such as a newspaper
- Charles Booth carried out research into poverty London
- Changing attitudes
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