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Baldwin's Cabinet (Neville Chamberlain (Local Council Reforms…
Baldwin's Cabinet
Neville Chamberlain
Social Reforms
1925 Widows, Orphans and Old Age Pensions Act
Reduced age to 65
Widow's benefit introduced
Dominated by unemployment
Offered a Four Year Plan
22/25 passed
Food hygiene
Medical training
Slums and health
Local Council Reforms
Reform the way local taxes were assessed to make it uniform
Modernised local government
Wider powers to larger county boroughs
Received money from central government based on size and need
Got rid of 1834 Poor Law
Contributed to national politics
Stereotype of unimaginative
Efficiency, Clarity and Resolution
Winston Churchill
Appointed to prevent harm as backbencher
Reduce debt and spending
Cuts to the armed forces by the Ten Year Rule
Pressured to restore gold standard
In 1919 an act had suspended the gold reserves for six year
Economists and bankers urged a return
Pound was revalued at $4.87
British exports cost more
Major blunder for financial sector at the expense of manufacturing industries
Committee recommendation
Loss of confidence if otherwise
Financial sector was worth more