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| Armament Asquith, Henry Herbert |  |
| Agrees to the construction of 4 new battleships |
| Assistant Director Maude, Frederick Stanley | |
| Appointed Assisstant Director of the Territorial Forces |
| Attack Churchill Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 14th Nov Bristol Theresa Grant, a suffragette, attacks Winston Churchill at Bristol railway station |
| Attack Churchill Grant, Theresa | |
| 14th Nov Bristol Theresa Grant, a suffragette, attacks Winston Churchill at Bristol railway station |
| Birth of Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 11th July Birth of Diana Churchill, daughter of Winston & Clemantine Churchill |
| Budget Asquith, Henry Herbert | |
| 30th Nov London The Lords reject the Budget by 350 votes to 75 |
| Budget Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| Lancashire Defends free trade & attacks the Lords for rejecting the Finance Bill |
| 6th Sep Leicester Speaks against the Lord's rejection of the Budget, refers to dangers of class warfare |
| Budget Lloyd George, David | |
| London Raises taxes on upper incomes & large Estates |
| 30th Nov London The Lords reject the Budget by 350 votes to 75 |
| Constitution Asquith, Henry Herbert | |
| 2nd Aug London Parliament enters the Summer recess without agreement between parties |
| 2nd Aug London The main cause of difference beteen the parties is Irish home rule |
| Constitution Balfour, Arthur James | |
| London The Government introduces the Parliament Bill to curb the power of the Lords |
| 16th July Declares giving equal rights to blacks in Sth Africa will threaten white civilization |
| 27th July The SouthAfrica Union Bill has its 2nd reading but MP's |
| 7th Dec A Royal Proclamation creates the self-governing body of Sth Africa |
| Diplomacy Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 15th Sep A guest at military manoevres in Germany |
| 15th Sep Shakes hands with the Kaiser |
| Discovery of South Pole Shackleton, Ernest Henry | |
| 4th Jan South Pole Writes, "The end is in sight...we are weakening rapidly" |
| 9th Jan Edward VII Plat Names the area where they stop as King Edward VII Plateau |
| 9th Jan South Pole Names the area where they stop as King Edward VII Plateau |
| 9th Jan South Pole Shackleton stops at 88 degrees 23'S, 111 miles short of the Sth Pole |
| 16th Jan South Pole Reaches the South Magnetic Pole |
| 1st Mar Cape Royds The Nimrod spots Shackleton from Cape Royds & pick him up |
| 23rd Mar South Pole Arrives in NewZealand having led an expedition to within 111 miles of the Sth Pole |
| Education of George VI George VI | |
| Osbourne Enters the Royal Naval College |
| Election Asquith, Henry Herbert | |
| The rallying cry is, "The Peers versus the People" |
| IGS Haldane, Robert Anthony | |
| Creates the Imperial General staff |
| Independence Balfour, Arthur James | |
| 7th Dec A Royal Proclamation creates the self-governing body of Sth Africa |
| Knighthood Shackleton, Ernest Henry | |
| London Recieves a hroes welcome & a knighthood |
| Labour Exchanges Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| Lays plans for the foundation of 200 Labour Exchanges |
| Strasburg Visits the Labour Bureaux in Strasburg & Frankfurt am Main |
| 1st Feb Visits the 1st 17 Labour Exchanges, all of which open this day |
| Legislation Labour Exchanges Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| Gets the Labour Exchanges Bill passed |
| 19th May Introduces the Labour Exchanges Bill to the House of Commons |
| Legislation Trade Boards Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| Establishes the principle of a minimum wage & breaks for meals & refreshment |
| Gets the Trade Boards Bill passed |
| Helps eliminate sweated labour |
| 28th April Churchill's Bill has its 2nd reading in the House of Commons |
| Major Byng | |
| London Appointed Major General |
| Parliament Dissolution Asquith, Henry Herbert | |
| 3rd Oct London Dissolves Parliament, the election war-cry is "The Peers versus the People" |
| President Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| Appointed President of the Budget League, defends Lloyd George |
| Publication of Churchill Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| Publication of, "Liberalism & The Social Problem", an exposition of the New Liberalism |
| Publication of MacDonald MacDonald, James Ramsey | |
| Publication of, "Socialism & Government" |
| Publication of Wells Wells, Herbert George | |
| Publication of, "Ann Veronica" |
| Publication of, "Tono-Bungay" |
| Reform of Budget Balfour, Arthur James | |
| London The Conservatives defeat the budget in the Lords |
| Reform of Budget Lloyd George, David | |
| 4th Nov London Finance Bill, the 3rd reading of the Finance Bill is passed in the House of Commons |
| 30th Nov London Finance Bill, The Finance Bill is rejected by the House of Lords , 350 votes to 75 |
| Reform of Labour Exchanges Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 19th May London Persuades Parliament to accept plans for the introduction of Labour Exchanges |
| Reform of National Insurance Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| Churchill proposes a National Insurance Bill but is turned down by Asquith |
| Reform of Parliament Balfour, Arthur James | |
| London Balfour's mis-handling of the Parliament Act leads to a "Balfour Must Go" campaign |
| Reform of Poor Law Webb | |
| London Submits minority report in favour of the Poor Law anticipating the Welfare State |
| Speech Churchill Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 6th Sep Leicester Speaks against the Lords ' plan to vote against the Budget |
| 14th Nov Bristol Speaks against the Lords ' plan to vote against the Budget |
| Strike Miners Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| Aug Succeeds in arbitrating a threatened coal miner's strke |
| Tour Lancashire Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| Lancashire Defends free trade & attacks the Lords for rejecting the Finance Bill |
