Henry Herbert Asquith Oxford, 1st10 June 1908
Introduces a state scheme for old age pensions in the Invalid & Old Age Pensions Act
Great Britain · Government / Liberal Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Introduces a state scheme for old age pensions in the Invalid & Old Age Pensions Act
Churchill proposes a National Insurance Bill but is turned down by Asquith
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