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Liberal Reforms
Reforms made by the Liberals 1906-11
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Trade Disputes Act - Positives | Reversed Taff Vale judgement, appeasing Labour MPs. Trade Union membership rose 1.9m - 4.1m in 1914. |
| Education (provision of school meals) Act 1906 - Pos | Local authorities could provide free school meals to children with parents too poor to do so. 1914 - 14mil meals had been provided to 158k school children. |
| Education (provision of school meals) Act 1906 - Neg | This act was permissive and could be ignored. 1913 - only half were using it. Followed Labour pressure - looked like Libs weren't in full control. |
| Education (medical inspection) Act 1907 - Pos | Annual medical inspections for Elementary school children to try and counteract disease like TB. Resulted in a medical department in the Board of Education. |
| Education (medical inspection) Act 1907 - Neg | Inspections were only brief and didn't always include treatment. |
| 1908 Children and Young Persons Act - pos | Introduced Juvenille courts, banned children from buying alcohol and tobacco, and made parents responsible for their welfare. |
| 1908 OAP Act - pos | 20p pw to single over 70, and 37.5p pw to married couples over 70. This could help to prevent poverty and raise living standards. |
| 1908 OAP Act - neg | Life expectancy was only 57, so not many would benefit |
| 1909 Town Planning Act - pos | Try to deal with slums and lack of good housing |
| 1909 Town Planning Act - neg | Permissive, had little effect. |
| 1909 Trade Boards - pos | Supposed to assist workers in 'sweated' industries. Consisted of employer and worker reps and intended to set min pay levels in jobs with no trade union |
| 1910 Labour Exchanges - pos | Help unemployed to find vacancies, 410 were set up and met with enthusiasm. |
| Labour Exchange - neg | Soon complaints of queues and bureaucracy |
| 1911 National Insurance Act -pos | Payed 50p pw to those unemployed due to illness. Free meds and treatment for the insured. |
| Nat Insurance Act neg | Only covered those earning up to £160 per year and didn't cover their families. Only for 26 weeks. |
| Why was the OAP Act successful for the Liberals? | There were almost 1mil claiming it, costing the exchequer £12mil, making the Liberals look like the new 'interventionist' govt. OAP virtually ended outdoor relief to over 70s. |
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