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How Successful Were The Liberal Government Essay

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One of the political reform successes of the Liberal party in 1906 was the trade disputes act. After Taff Vale problem trade unions could be sued and help responsibl;e for damages and money lost due to strikes. This was a problem for the people as it prevented them standing up to their boosesor people with higher power than them. However this was good for the Lords as they owned wealthy businesses so people not being able to rebel was great for them. In 1906 the Lberals passed the trade disputes act stating that trade unions could not be held responsible changing the previous law which was unfair to the workers. Perhaps the biggest achievement by them was the passing of the people’s budget a budget designed to fund for the production of dreadnoughts an...

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