Liberal Government (1905–1915)

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British government UK administration

The Liberal Government (1905–1915) was a British administration noted for its landmark social welfare and constitutional reforms that laid the foundations of the modern welfare state.

Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	As subject	As object
1906 Liberal landslide election	0	1
Liberal government	0	1
Liberal government (1905–1915)	0	1
Liberal government of William Ewart Gladstone	0	1
Liberal governments of H. H. Asquith	0	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British government → UK administration →
chancellorOfTheExchequer	David Lloyd George → Herbert Henry Asquith → surface form: H. H. Asquith
country	United Kingdom →
curtailedPowerOf	House of Lords →
endTime	1915 →
facedIssue	House of Lords veto crisis → Irish Home Rule movement → surface form: Irish Home Rule crisis industrial unrest in pre-war Britain → women’s suffrage agitation →
followedBy	Coalition Government (1915–1916) →
foreignSecretary	Sir Edward Grey →
headOfGovernment	Herbert Henry Asquith → surface form: H. H. Asquith Henry Campbell-Bannerman →
historicalSignificance	marked transition from laissez-faire to welfare state in Britain →
homeSecretary	Herbert Gladstone → Winston Churchill →
ideology	New Liberalism →
implementedBy	Cabinet of H. H. Asquith → Cabinet of Henry Campbell-Bannerman →
introducedPolicy	free school meals for children → medical inspections in schools → national insurance against sickness → national insurance against unemployment → old-age pensions for the poor →
legislated	Children Act 1908 → Coal Mines (Minimum Wage) Act 1912 → Education (Administrative Provisions) Act 1907 → Education (Provision of Meals) Act 1906 → Labour Exchanges Act 1909 → National Insurance Act 1911 → Old Age Pensions Act 1908 → Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949 → surface form: Parliament Act 1911 Payment of Members Act 1911 → People's Budget of 1909 → surface form: People’s Budget 1909 Shop Hours Act 1911 → Trade Boards Act 1909 →
monarch	Edward VII → George V →
notableFor	constitutional reforms → foundations of the British welfare state → social welfare reforms →
politicalParty	Liberal Party (UK) →
precededBy	Conservative government of the United Kingdom → surface form: Conservative Government (1902–1905)
reformed	British Army organization →
startTime	1905 →
strengthened	House of Commons of Canada → surface form: House of Commons
warSecretary	Richard Haldane →

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

National Insurance Act 1911 → associatedWithGovernment → Liberal Government (1905–1915) →

this entity surface form: Liberal government (1905–1915)

People's Budget of 1909 → government → Liberal Government (1905–1915) →

this entity surface form: Liberal government

Old Age Pensions Act 1908 → introducedBy → Liberal Government (1905–1915) →

Edwardian era → majorEvent → Liberal Government (1905–1915) →

this entity surface form: 1906 Liberal landslide election

Fourth Party → opposed → Liberal Government (1905–1915) →

this entity surface form: Liberal government of William Ewart Gladstone

Reginald McKenna → participatedIn → Liberal Government (1905–1915) →

this entity surface form: Liberal governments of H. H. Asquith