1. the outcome of the 1929 gen elec 2. Weakness of 1929-31 minor Lab Gov 3. Eco probs my the Great Dep 4.Role of Ramsay MacDonald
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1929 LABOUR'S MINORITY GOV: THE ECONOMY MISHAP
1931 budget - cut spending and raise taxes, 10% unemp benefit cut to stabilise the £ - split lab and King George V refused to let RM resign // Lib support blunted rad welfare legis
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NAT. GOV =
1931 Gen Elec = 554 seats - cons holding 473, lab only 52
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CHALLENGES: ECO THREATS
aftermath of the Depression = 1931 May Report: 10% cuts inc welfare // Banks rate reduced, stim recov by reducing int rates // 1934 Unemp Act // 1934 Spec Areas Act - REARM
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CHALLENGES: OPPOSITION
each leader had to deal with the opposition the House of Commons provided. This was mainly through the Labour Party.
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CHALLENGES: FOREIGN POLICY
each leader had to deal with the growing threats from abroad from, the issue of rearmament, to appeasement and war.
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1929 LABOUR'S MINORITY GOV: THE ECONOMY MISHAP
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1931 budget - cut spending and raise taxes, 10% unemp benefit cut to stabilise the £ - split lab and King George V refused to let RM resign // Lib support blunted rad welfare legis
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