Peoples Budget Introduced
Introduces the Peoples Budget to the House of Commons.
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April
Redistributive Finance Programme
Proposes new taxes on land, high incomes and estates.
Anglo-Persian Oil Company Incorporated
The Anglo-Persian Oil Company is incorporated to develop the D'Arcy concession and the Masjed Soleyman discovery.
Burmah Oil Majority Holding
Burmah Oil takes the majority of ordinary shares in the newly formed Anglo-Persian Oil Company.
D'Arcy Exploration Costs Compensated
Receives company shares compensating him for the heavy costs previously incurred in Persian exploration.
D'Arcy Joins Anglo-Persian Board
Becomes a director of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company after transfer of his concession interests.
May
Birth of James Mason
Birth of James Mason
Employment Service Legislation
Creates machinery matching unemployed workers with available jobs.
Labour Exchanges Bill
Introduces legislation establishing a national labour exchange system.
Legislation
Introduces the Labour Exchanges Bill to the House of Commons
Reform of Parliament
Persuades Parliament to accept plans for the introduction of Labour Exchanges
June
Government Suffrage Policy
Faces continuing WSPU pressure around Parliament and public meetings.
Womens Suffrage Deputation Response
Resists demands for immediate government legislation on women's suffrage.
Womens Suffrage Deputations
Resists demands for immediate government legislation on womens suffrage.
WSPU Political Pressure
Faces continuing WSPU pressure around Parliament and public meetings.
July
Moor Street Station
Moor Street station opens to relieve congestion at Snow Hill.
University Campus Opening
Edward VII formally opens the University of Birmingham's Edgbaston campus.
Birth of Diana Churchill
Birth of Diana Churchill, daughter of Winston & Clemantine Churchill
Constitution of Great Britain
Declares giving equal rights to blacks in South Africa will threaten white civilization
Constitution of Great Britain
The South Africa Union Bill has its 2nd reading but MPs
Limehouse Speech
Defends the Peoples Budget in a forceful Limehouse speech.
Peoples Budget Campaign
Attacks inherited wealth and argues for progressive taxation.
Prison Administration Response
Government prison policy is challenged by organized hunger striking.
Suffragette Hunger Strike Policy
Faces the first suffragette hunger strike in Holloway Prison.
Sweated Labour Reform
Targets exceptionally low pay in several poorly regulated trades.
Trade Boards Bill Commons Campaign
Promotes wage-board legislation through the House of Commons.
August
Constitution of Great Britain
The main cause of difference beteen the parties is Irish home rule. Parliament enters the Summer recess without agreement between parties
Home Rule Summer Dispute
Parliament reaches its summer recess without agreement over Irish Home Rule.
Irish Home Rule
The main cause of difference beteen the parties is Irish home rule
Strike
Succeeds in arbitrating a threatened coal miners strke
September
Budget
Speaks against the Lords rejection of the Budget, refers to dangers of class warfare
Speech
Speaks against the Lords plan to vote against the Budget
Shakes hands with the Kaiser
Shakes hands with the Kaiser. A guest at military manoevres in Germany
Second Antarctic Expedition Prospectus
Promotes scientific research alongside an attempt on the South Pole.
Terra Nova Expedition Planning
Develops plans for a new British Antarctic expedition.
October
Election
Dissolves Parliament, the election war-cry is "The Peers versus the People"
October Parliament Dissolution
Dissolves Parliament during the campaign against the House of Lords.
Parliament
Dissolves Parliament, the election war-cry is "The Peers versus the People"
Militant Suffrage Prison Response
Faces criticism over treatment of imprisoned suffragette campaigners.
Minimum Wage Boards
Creates statutory machinery for fixing minimum rates in sweated industries.
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