Book Chapter

ENGLISH HISTORY: CHAPTER I. THE ECONOMY CAMPAIGN

1926

Overview

The Political and Economic Situation (pg. 1-2). Departmental Economies (pg. 2). The Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Premier on the need for Economy (pg. 2-3). The Italian Debt Settlement (pg. 3-4). Sir A. Chamberlain and Signor Mussolini (pg. 4). Negotiations with Turkey (pg. 4). Evidence of Owners and Miners before the Coal Commission (pg. 4-5). Threat of a Railway Strike (pg. 5-6). Position of Party Leaders (pg. 6). Defections from Liberal Party (pg. 6-7). Opening of Parliament (pg. 7). Labour Amendment to the Address (pg. 7-8). Liberal Amendment (pg. 8). Supplementary Estimate on Steel Houses (pg. 8-9). On Civil Service Sports Grounds (pg. 9-10). Question of the Road Fund (pg. 10). Government's Agricultural Policy (pg. 10). Protests against the Silk Duties (pg. 10-11). Grants to Ulster (pg. 11). The Municipalities and Unemployment Grants (pg. 11). Re-election of Ministers Bill (pg. 11-12). Government Contracts and the King's Roll (pg. 12). Debate on the Iraq Treaty (pg. 12-13). Food Council's Report on Short Weight (pg. 13). Question of a single Defence Ministry (pg. 13-14). Debates on the Air Estimates (pg. 14-15). On the Naval Estimates (pg. 15-16). On the Army Estimates (pg. 16-17). Public Opinion and Germany's Admission to the League (pg. 17-18). Explanation by the Foreign Secretary of his Policy (pg. 18). Debate in the House of Commons (pg. 18-20). Result of Sir A. Chamberlain's Policy (pg. 20-21). Censure Debate in the House of Commons (pg. 21-22). Rehabilitation of Sir A. Chamberlain (pg. 22). Congestion of Public Business (pg. 22-23). Mr. Churchill on the Foreign Debt Situation (pg. 23-24). Formation of the Industrial Alliance (pg. 24). Labour Party's rejected Bills (pg. 24-25). London Conference on the Eight-Hours Day Convention (pg. 25-26). Mr. Churchill's speech on the Economy Bill (pg. 26-27). Debates on the Bill (pg. 27-28). Second Reading of the Electricity Bill (pg. 28-29). Government's Disarmament Policy (pg. 29-30). Affairs in China (pg. 30-31). The Financial Situation (pg. 31). Plight of the Liberal Party (pg. 31-32).

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