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The welfare reforms of the Liberal governments between 1905 - 1915 represent a marked turning point in the role of the state in relieving poverty in Britain. How far do you agree with this statement?
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British History Coursework: Part B The welfare reforms of the Liberal governments between 1905 - 1915 represent a marked turning point in the role of the state in relieving poverty in Britain. How far do you agree with this statement? Howard Newman 6364 When the Liberal government came to power in 1906 they had no stated intention of government intervention of social policy. Between the years 1906 and 1914, the Liberals took steps to improve the health, living and working conditions of the groups of individuals their policies were designed for. The victory for the Liberals was a surprising landslide which left the Liberals with 401 seats and Labour with 53 seats. Even though Labour owed their seats partly to the Liberals as they made a pact to prevent anti-Conservative votes being wasted they showed no gratitude as liberalism was about tariff reform, taxation and foreign policy but labour had always concentrated on equal...
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