Liberal Reforms 2

Question 1

Intro

Answer 1

• reword question
• HCB PM until 1908 - HA PM 1908+
• B&R - poverty = problem
• YMCA / RSPCC
• factors
• LOA

Question 2

Young

(4 facts, 4 positive, 4 negative)

Answer 2

• introduce factor
• school meals = free - funded by taxpayers
• 3 med checks during schl career
• Libs not keen - show poverty in UK
• 1908 Children’s Charter
  + 1906 = 3mil, 1909 = 9 mil, 1914 = 14mil
  + revealed ill health of children
  + illegal for under 16s to drink/smoke
  + neglect = illegal
  _ kids not fed during schl holidays
  _ no compulsion to act
  _ parents thought it was intrusive
  _ almost impossible to enforce
  E. remand homes/borstals for trouble children instead of prison

Question 3

Workers

(4 facts, 1 positive, 2 negative)

Answer 3

• introduce factor
• 1906 Workers Compensation Act
• 1908 Coal Mines Act
• 1909 Trade Boards Act
  -1911 Shops Act
  + improved working conditions in different areas
  _ employers didn’t like gov interference
  _ condition only affected a few areas of work - many workers didn’t have anything to help them

Question 4

Unemployed

(4 facts, 3 positive, 3 negative)

Answer 4

• introduce factor
• 1909 Labour Exchange Act
• Labour Exchange = job centre
• DLG wanted to compete w/ German systems
• 1911 NI Act 2 - ensure unemployed ppl had some money coming in
  + 1914 - 3000 ppl p/d finding jobs
  + workers could receive 7s for max 15 weeks
  + 1913 - 2.3mil ppl covered by scheme
  _ workers/employers didn’t have to register
  _ scheme only gave money for 15 weeks
  _ restricted to trades w/ cyclical employment
  E. workers paid 2d p/w, employers paid 2 1/2d p/w, state paid 3d p/w

Question 5

Sick

(4 facts, 2 positive, 2 negative)

Answer 5

• introduce factor
• 1911 NI Act 1 - Sickness & Disability
• everyone earning up to £120 p/y automatically insured
• payments needed to be made for those w/ benefits
• employers paid 2d p/w, workers paid 4d p/w, state paid 3d p/w
  + employers took on a panel doctor
  + 10s p/w for 13 weeks, 5s p/w for another 13 weeks
  _ hospital fees not covered
  _ death and/or hospital fees not covered
  E. known by DLG as 9pence for 4pence

Question 6

Old

(4 facts, 1 positive, 3 negative)

Answer 6

• introduce factor
• 1908 - Old Age Pensions Act
• qualifying age = 70
• 1908 - 65000 applied
• 1914 - 1mil applied
  + 5s p/w for those w/ less than £21 p/y
  _ amount awarded = below poverty line
• only a small amount affected by it
  _ pension could be withheld in ‘undeserving cases’

Question 7

Mnemonic

Answer 7

With Old, Unemployed, Sick, Young Workers

Old
Unemployed
Sick
Young
Workers