It is today, on the 8th December 1916, that I announce events which took place yesterday, whereby King George V formally asked David Lloyd George to form a new coalition government, following on from Asquith's resignation on the 5th December.
Born on the 17th January 1863, David Lloyd George has faced a lot of criticism both among his own party and the British public. However, he is highly knowledgeable about what needs to be done to ensure victory and has already set the wheels in motion to do so.
Lloyd George trained as a solicitor in his youth before joining the political world. In 1906, he was announced as President Of The Board Of Trade, while just two years later becoming Chancellor Of The Exchequer. It was here that he started to change the lives of the working class. He created and pushed though parliament the Old Age Pensions Act, to ensure people too old to work would still have an income.
In 1911, Lloyd George put through the 1911 National Insurance Act, a form of health insurance scheme, allowing free medical attentions & medicine to workers.
David Lloyd George recently became Minister Of Munitions in 1915, increasing production of much needed weapons after last years shell crisis.
It has been said that he is already shaking things up in parliament, with talk of a daily meeting instead of a weekly one so that everything can be discussed each day. We will report on this story as soon as we have anymore information and we wish David Lloyd George the best of luck as Prime Minister.
Welcome to Some Sunny Day, a blog that shows an insight into what life was like during war. As it is the 100th anniversary of the First World War, the blog is currently focusing on what life was like for everybody involved in this war from the home front to the front line.
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Thursday, 8 December 2016
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