changing party fortunes, 1918-31 Cheat Sheet by cescaharpham via cheatography.com/50083/cs/13852/
Background Rise of Labour
Labour becomes the main A minor party, until 1923 when it got opposition party. more votes than Liberals and Ramsay Liberals are kicked to third place. MacDonald became the first Labour Conser vat ives are relatively the PM. same. Labour party biggest in 1929, MacDonald PM again.
Decline of the Liberals Causes: Unified post-WWI Pre-WWI was one of two major Huge growth in TU membership parties, main rival the Ran local politics well: e.g. didn't Conserv ati ves. discrim inate candidates by class Key figures: Asquith and Lloyd Growing working -class identity George. Liberal split- Asquith backed Labour Causes: government but gambled and lost, Dangerf ield said: failure to MacDona ld's economic policies good, cope with threat of TU strikes, NI would be remembered in 1929 and suffrag ette militancy. Bernstein said: failure to adopt Consistent Conserv atives to class -based voting habits. Most historians reject these views: Conser vative staying the same would have been able to survive if Stays consistent through out, always not for events after 1914. one of top two biggest parties. Stability, Wilson said: "r ampant family values. omnibus "; split of party. Key figures: Stanley Baldwin. Coupon Election: cemented Causes: the split, alliance of LG with Rebranding began in 1872 under Tories. Benjamin Disraeli. One-nation party ROTP Act 1918: allowed idea. Built on by Baldwin. Labour to rise, but Liberals failed Targeted the Liberals to win. Better to adapt. alterna tive to combat Labour. LG's Cash for Honours Benefitted from ROTP Act (plural scheme. voting for Oxbridge student s/s taff, FPTP system: favoured bi- wealthier, Tory voters), Irish party system. indepen dence, FPTP system.
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