Book Chapter

ENGLISH HISTORY: CHAPTER II. THE BUDGET AND THE LAND TAXES

1931

Overview

Crisis Rumours (pg. 34). Government and Housing (pg. 34). Town and Country Planning Bill (pg. 34-35). Australian War Debt (pg. 35). Unemployment Policy (pg. 35-36). Liberals support Government (pg. 36). Sunday Entertainments Bill (pg. 36-37). Irish Sweepstakes (pg. 37). Housing Act (pg. 37-38). Motors at Elections (pg. 38). The Budget (pg. 38-40). Criticism of Budget (pg. 40-41). Land Tax Proposal (pg. 41). T.U.C. Unemployment Insurance Scheme (pg. 41-42). Employers' Scheme (pg. 42). Lords and Land Utilisation Bill (pg. 42-43). Trade Missions (pg. 43). Prince of Wales on British Trade (pg. 43). The Indian Boycott (pg. 43-44). Airship Policy (pg. 44). N.L.F. Conference (pg. 44-45). Mr. Lloyd George's Triumph (pg. 45). Russian Propaganda (pg. 45). Land Tax Criticised (pg. 45-46). Plural Voting Abolished (pg. 46). India Round Table Conference (pg. 46-47). Free Trade and Protection Campaigns (pg. 47). Electoral Reform Bill, Third Reading (pg. 47). Finance Bill in Committee (pg. 47-48). Report of Unemployment Insurance Commission (pg. 48). Liberals and Land Tax (pg. 48-49). Political Crisis (pg. 49-50). Mr. Snowden's Speech (pg. 50). Liberal Resentment (pg. 50). Government and Unemployment Insurance Fund (pg. 50-51). More Borrowing (pg. 51-52). Conservative Opposition (pg. 52). German Ministers' Visit (pg. 52). Britain and President Hoover's Announcement (pg. 52-53). Government's Acceptance (pg. 53). Britain and Disarmament (pg. 53-54). Finance Bill, Third Reading (pg. 54-55). Scene in Commons (pg. 55). New Coal Legislation (pg. 55-56). “Anomalies” Bill (pg. 56). Indian Finance (pg. 56-57). Debate on India (pg. 57). Rural Housing (pg. 57). Lords and Electoral Reform Bill (pg. 57-58). Land Utilisation Bill amended (pg. 58). State of Agriculture (pg. 58). Russian Export Credits (pg. 58-59). Ministers' Conference on Reparations (pg. 59). British Uneasiness (pg. 59). Prime Minister in Germany (pg. 59). State of Coal Industry (pg. 59-60). Macmillan Report on Finance and Industry (pg. 60). Appropriation Votes (pg. 60-61). Financial Situation (pg. 61). Mr. Snowden's Speech (pg. 61). Publication of May Report (pg. 61-62). Parliament Adjourns (pg. 62).

• Subject: Addison, Rt. Hon. Christopher / Agricultural Land (Utilisation) Bill / Agricultural Land Corporation / Agricultural Marketing Bill / Albert Hall / ANGLO-SOVIET relations / Australia / Baldwin, Rt. Hon. Stanley / Bank rate / Benn, Rt. Hon. W / Bondfield, Rt. Hon. Margaret / Bradbury, Lord / Brockway, Mr. Fenner / BRÜNING, Dr. (Germany) / Buckmaster, Lord / Budget / Chamberlain, Rt. Hon. Neville / Chamberlain, RT. HON. SIR AUSTEN / Churchill, Rt. Hon. Winston S / Clynes, Rt. Hon. J. R / Coal industry / Cripps, Sir Stafford / CUNLIFFE-LISTER, Sir Philip / Curtius, Herr (Germany) / Davies, Mr. C / Finance / Finance Bill (Act) / Gandhi, Mr. (India) / George, Rt. Hon. D. Lloyd / Gillett, Mr. G. B / Glyn, Major / Greenwood, Rt. Hon. Arthur / Hailsham, Lord / Hayday, Mr. (President, T.U.C.) / Henderson, Rt. Hon. Arthur / Hoare, Sir Samuel / Hoover moratorium / Income Tax / India / Irish Free State / Johnston, Rt. Hon. Thomas / Keynes, J. M / King, the: H.M. King George V / London County Council / Macdonald, Rt. Hon. J. Ramsay / Macmillan, Lord / MAY, Sir George / Mckenna, Mr. R / National Farmers' Union / Parliamentary Session / Parmoor, Lord / Petrol tax / Samuel, Sir Herbert / Shinwell, Mr. E / Simon, Rt. Hon. Sir John / Snowden, Rt. Hon. Philip / Soviet Russia / Thomas, Rt. Hon. J. H / Unemployment Insurance (Bill) Act / Unemployment Insurance Fund / Unemployment Insurance Royal Commission / Unemployment problem / Wales, H.R.H. Edward, Prince of / Walters, Sir Tudor / Winterton, Earl / York, H.R.H. Duke of / Young, Sir E. Hilton