Liberal Government (1906-1914) and British Poverty

in front 1906, the British politicians still stood for the principles of Laissez faire- Individuals were wholly responsible for their own lives and welfare. The organization did non accept obligation for the impoverishment and hardship that existed among its citizens - and had non planned any genial reforms ready to implement when in federal agency. However, once the Liberals were in power it was clear reforms were needed on a large post of affectionate issues. One important concern was national expertness. During the Boer War the large levels of ill-health among the lower-class recruits become clear to the regimen, with around genius third of the soldiers enlisting being rejected on medical grounds. Now on that point were worries that Britains population was not as fit or educated as her principal(prenominal) competitors in the world. This was linked to some other major issue face by the Liberals; the extent of poverty in Edwardian Britain. Investigations by bot h Charles Booth and Seebohm Rowntree revealed that one third of the citys population was upkeep in poverty rather than the tether percent that was previously believed to film the city. While Booth and Rowntree agree that some poverty was a result of the laziness and idling of many individuals, much of it was caused by unemployment, sickness and old age. In an attempt to reduce the racy percentage of people living in poverty in Britain Acts were passed to try and limit the pith of children being caught up by the poverty cycle. The Liberals also recognised that workers needed help from the government when faced with unemployment or illness. Finally, the Liberals as a government in power were the first to observe that elderly individuals suffered from poverty, and possibly the hardest, and therefrom took steps in providing fiscal support to the worst off. On the other hand, how effective the social reforms implemented by the Liberals notify be questioned, although they covered a wide range of problems none ful...