Reforms

Reforms

1. Seebohm Rowntree

   • 1901
   • "people who didn't work didn't eat"
   • 28% of York in poverty

2. children

   • Free school meals
     • 1906
   • Children and Young Persons Act
     • 1908
     • punishment for treating kids unfairly
     • no cigarettes or make them beg
     • no prison

3. old age

   • Pensions
     • 1908
     • over 70s
   • married couple
     • 7s 6d a week

4. workers

   • labour exchanges
     • 1909
     • help find work
   • national insurance act
     • 1911
     • part 1
       • free medical insurance
       • sick pay
     • part 2
       • unemployment pay

5. parliament act

   • 1911
   • general election every 5 years
     • used to be 7

6. Lloyd George

   • became loved
   • "god bless Lloyd George"