Lloyd-George's Highlights and Downfalls

Lloyd-George's Highlights and Downfalls

1. Lloyd-George had a long affair with his private secretary France Stephenson

2. Unemployment Insurance was extended

3. War produced over-investment in Staple Industries

4. Lloyd-George was known as the ''Welsh Dragon''

5. 2 million unemployed by June 1921

6. The Coalition was dominated by the Conservatives

   • DLG was a fan of coalition politics
   • Bonar Law and Lloyd-George were referred to as the "most perfect partnership in political history"

7. Lloyd-George refused to remove troops from Chanak

8. Lloyd George was PM but not leader of the Liberals

9. A General Strike was averted in 1921 when the Triple Alliance was split

   • Strikes were broken up by troops and police baton charges

10. SEVERAL BAD POLICIES

    • Coal Mines were still privatised
    • Anglo-Irish treaty caused Civil War in Ireland
    • Increase in interest rates caused '20-'21 depression
    • Treaty of Versailles was seen as too lenient
    • Geddes Axe
    • Martial Law was imposed on Ireland

11. Ministry of Reconstruction was formed in 1917

    • 170,000 new houses were built by 1922
    • 400,000 homes left unfit for human habitation in 1918
    • Local Government was given powers to demolish slums and acquire building land

12. Lloyd-George Honours Scandal

13. Britain's debtors, especially Russia, never repaid their debts