Politics

Keynes


by Robert Cord

Keynesianism was arguably the great economic theory of the 20th century....

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LLOYD GEORGE

The 20 Prime Ministers of the 20th Century
by Hugh Purcell

David Lloyd George (1863-1945, earl Lloyd George 1945) Liberal politician, Prime Minister 1916-22. By the end of 1916 there was discontent with Asquith's management of the war, and Lloyd George schemed secretly with the Conservatives in the coalition government to take his place as Prime Minister. The main post-war issue was Ireland, where Lloyd George brought to a partial end the long-running problem of Home Rule by giving independence in 1921 to the Irish Free State. Conservative discontent with the Coalition came to a head at a famous meeting at the Carlton Club in 1922, and there was an easy Conservative victory in that year's election. Lloyd George never again held office.

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BLAIR

The 20 Prime Ministers of the 20th Century
by Mick Temple

Tony Blair (b. 1953) Labour politician, MP for Sedgefield since 11983 and leader of the party from 1994. He was elected Prime Minister for the first time in 1997 and is therefore the last Prime Minister of the 20th century and one of the most controversial, frequently accused of abandoning Cabinet government and introducing a presidential style of leadership. He resigned as Prime Minister 27 June 2007 and as MP for Sedgefield and leader of the Labour Party the day after.

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BONAR LAW

The 20 Prime Ministers of the 20th Century
by Andrew Taylor

Andrew Bonar Law (1858-1923) Conservative politician, Prime Minister 1922-3. From an Ulster family, he was prominent in the opposition to Home Rule for Ireland. In 1922 he was the moving spirit in the the stormy meeting of the Conservative MPs which ended the Coalition, created the 1922 Committee and reinstated him as leader. The Conservatives easily won the resulting election. Bonar Law became Prime Minister in October 1922 but resigned due to ill-health the following May.

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BALDWIN

The 20 Prime Ministers of the 20th Century
by Anne Perkins

Stanley Baldwin (1867-1947, earl Baldwin 1937) Conservative politician, Prime Minister three times: 1923-4, 1924-9, 1935-7. Baldwin held various ministerial appointments in Lloyd George's coalition governments. A supporter of Bonar Law, he succeeded him as Prime Minister and alternated the premiership with Ramsay MacDonald over the next 14 years. Baldwin's terms of office included two major political crises, the General Strike and the Abdication. His cultivated image of being a plain man, typical of the average citizen ('Mr Suburbia'), was to some extent justified and it helped him in coping with each of these problems.

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