Situation in 1929 - 1929 Labour Government (Britain 1900-1951 Period Study 1918-51)

Covers Situation in 1929, as a part of Domestic politics 1929-39

For OCR Unit 1

Britain 1900-1951

Period Study 1918-51

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Makeup of Government 1929

  • Minority government, 27 seats over the Conservatives
  • Liberals held the balance of power 
  • Conservative majority in House of Lords, with few Labour peers 
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1929 Election Campaign

  • High unemployment
    • 1.2 million
    • Prominent issue in 1929 election campaign
  • Calls in Liberal and Labour to think of creative solutions to reduce unemployment and promote economic growth 
  • Labour committed to free trade and being a moderate party  
  • MacDonald more interested in foreign policy than domestic policy.
  • Henderson struggled with the international repercussion of the slump in things like German reparations.
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Labour Positions in Office 1929

  • Henderson – foreign secretary
  • Thomas – lord privy seal + unemployment minster
  • Snowden – Chancellor
    • Committed to balanced budget
  • Clynes – home secretary
  •  Sidney Webb -  Colonial secretary
  • Radical Mosley helped Thomas
  • First women minster – Bondfield 
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