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Liberal Welfare Reforms
Created by Ben Walsh on August 25, 2009, 8:45 am. Report this group | FAQ
Categorized under: Teaching Resources - Schools
The Liberal Party won the General Election in Britain in 1905 with a huge majority. Although the Liberals did not campaign strongly in favour of welfare measures, some leading figures within the Party felt that it was important to pass new measures to help the poor, the old and the very young. Some of the measures passed were: School Meals for children 1906; School Medical Service 1907; Children and Young Persons Act 1908 (gave protection to children from abusive parents and also set up special remand schools for child criminals); Old Age Pensions 1908; Labour Exchanges 1909 (to help the unemployed find work); National Insurance Act 1911 (to protect workers from unemployment and illness). You might think that all of these measures would be popular and had widespread support. Do the cartoons in our selection support this view?
Cartoon item: WH0016
Record details
Reference number:
WH0016
Caption
Financial year, ending of - What will he do with it [on reverse]
Embedded text
H. Asquith
Take something off tea
Payment of M.P.s wanted
Free postage for M.P.s
Free railways
Free food for school children
Surplus will be distribued shortly
Free Brea[d] Table
Old Age Pensions
I'm starving
Brewer
Income Tax
Notes
2 cols [bottom margin]
People depicted
Subjects
Series
209p
Archival reference number
WH0016
Copyright holder
Copyright contact details
22nd Floor One Canada Square Canary Wharf London E14 5AP 020 7293 3700 desk@mirrorpix.com Fax: 02075660388
Additional details
Size
31.5 x 38.5cm
Technique
black ink
