How successful was the labour government in achieving their aims in 1924 and 1929-31?
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Mandeep Singh Garewal How successful was the labour government in achieving their aims in 1924 and 1929-31? In January 1924 Ramsey MacDonald formed labours initial administration in coalition with the liberals his appointment of red clydesider and fellow Scot John Wheatley as health minister raised hopes of social change in Scotland. The labour and liberal governments were able to out vote the conservatives over political issues. Wheatley's 1924 Housing Act attempted to initiate an agenda of slum clearance and subsidised housing but it died with the Conservative triumph in the General Election in October. In 1929 there was a minority government so passing laws were complicated, however, the liberals supported the labour party. The labour government had many aims for Britain in different areas of politics. The financial issues affecting the British population and the government were that the government required to decrease the total of expenditure; this enabled them to steady the...

