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How successful were the Liberal Reforms of 1906-1914?
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Vicky Stanforth-Green. October 14, 2001 How successful were the Liberal Reforms of 1906-1914? At the General election of 1906, the Liberal Party, led by Henry Campbell-Bannerman won a landslide victory over the Conservatives. They won 377 seats, giving them an enormous majority of 84 over all other parties combined. Henry Campbell-Bannerman was the first Liberal Prime Minister for 20 years, and then following his reign was Herbert Asquith, who came into power in 1908. Asquith appointed two radical ministers - Winston Churchill (Chancellor of the Exchequer) and Lloyd George (Board of Trade). These characters were very influential in the idea of "New Liberalism" which was totally committed to radical, social reforms. This is exactly what the government tried to enforce between 1906-1914 and the "Lib Labs" (radical Liberals) passed several reforms to try to liberalise Britain from the previous Conservative rule. The huge scale of the Liberal party's victory in the 1906...
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