why did the liberal party change its policy towards poverty in the 1910s
social investigations
political developments
national efficiency
joseph rowntree
charles booth
he used to run a buisness
he investigated london
Eventually Britain used 400,000 troops to defeat the Boer forces of 35,000.
he published 17 volumes of life and labour of the people of london
he found out 35% of pepole in london were living in poverty
poverty was causedby low wages, illness and old age
he suggested old age pensions
he investigted york
he had been working on 2 previous studdis
in 1901 he published "poverty, a study of town life"
one in three families in york lived in poverty
he found poverty was caused by low wages and wasteful spending
The war was a great shock of British confidence
The war dragged on for three years
The quality of the British soldiers was blamed for the poor performance
The Boer War broke out between the powerful British Empire and the Boer Republics in South Africa
8000 were found to be physically unfit to carry a rifle and stand the fatigues of discipline
the labour party
the liberal party
Two out of three men willing to bear arms in Manchester district are virtually invalids
Over 80% of army volunteers from some industrial areas were turned down as physically unfit for service
many of the working class statred to suppoort them rather that the liberal party
they promsed social reform in the form of old age pensions
before the fist world war the labout party kept on getting more votes
formed in 1900
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had less support due to the labour party
Why army recruitment figures were worrying:
-very small army compared to population
-questions being asked about health of the working class
- no longer compete with other countries
-conditions needed improved urgently
they were forced to start camaining for social reforms to keep the vote
the formed new liberalism which argued they shoulfd help the woring class when the cicumstance get so bad they could die.
Rrecommendation made by the Committee on Physical Deterioration:
-medical inspections of children in schools
-free school meals for the very poor
-training in mother craft