21 January 1931Slum Clearance in KentArthur Greenwood
Provides a ministerial answer concerning slum clearance activity in Kent.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1931, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Provides a ministerial answer concerning slum clearance activity in Kent.
Responds to questions about a patient death at Hackney Hospital.
Answers questions about local authorities’ housing and improvement programmes.
Addresses health concerns associated with refuse dumps in London.
Addresses town-planning powers and policy in built-up areas.
Responds to Commons questions on tuberculosis and public-health administration.
Answers parliamentary questions concerning vaccination policy and administration.
Resigns from the shadow Cabinet over Baldwins support for Indian self-Government
Expelled from the Labour Party for seeking to form a new Party
Appointed Home Secretary
Answers Commons questions on national health insurance as Minister of Health.
Responds to parliamentary questions concerning rural housing provision.
Addresses old-age pension administration during the final months of the Labour government.
The May Report announces a budget deficit of 120 million pounds
The May Report announces a budget deficit of 120 million pounds
The May Report announces a budget deficit of 120 million pounds
Completes the first flight to Australia in 8 days 19 hours & 28 minutes
The Cabinet splits over the need for economy cuts
Resigns to head a National Coalition Government & seek general financial confidence
George V asks MacDonald to form a National Government
George V asks MacDonald to form a National Government
Resigns in order to head a National Coalition Government to seek financial confidence
Most of the Labour Party refuse to support MacDonalds coalition Government
Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain 3rd term
Publishes A Hanging, drawing on Burma police experience.
Laski complains George V had been undemocratic in asking for a national Government
Laski complains George V had been undemocratic in asking for a national Government
Announces cuts in unemployment relief & pay for all Government employees
Britain's departure from gold allows sterling to float and ends the interwar return begun in 1925.
Snowden supports emergency legislation ending the Bank of England's obligation to provide gold for sterling.
Parliament suspends sterling's gold convertibility after a severe run on Britain's reserves.
Snowden presents the measure suspending the statutory gold standard during the sterling crisis.
Emergency legislation suspends sterling's convertibility into gold during the financial crisis.
In a BBC radio broadcast calls Labours policies "Bolshevism run mad"
Conservative 470, Labour 52, Liberals 33 & others 5 seats. A victory for the National Government. 554 seats for the national Government, 470 Tories & 52 Labour
Loses Nelson and Colne in Labour’s heavy general-election defeat.
Keeps Ebbw Vale as Labour suffers national defeat.
Writes about hop-picking and casual labour in Kent.
Matriculates at Kings College, Cambridge, to read Mathematics.
Hosts a visit by Gandi in Buckingham Palace during the Round Table Conference on India
Hosts a visit by Gandi in Buckingham Palace during the Round Table Conference on India
Hosts a visit by Gandi in Buckingham Palace during the Round Table Conference on India
Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer, 2nd term
Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 2nd term
Leads the League commission investigating Manchuria.
The Statute of Westminster provides for a course of independence for the Dominions
The Statute of Westminster provides for a course of independence for the Dominions
Birth of Frederick Sewards Trueman
Appointed President of the Board of Trade, 2nd term
Begins undergraduate study of mathematics at Cambridge, developing interests that later lead into mathematical logic and computation.
Appointed Chairman of the Conservative Party
Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer, 3rd term
Directs, "City Lights", 1st film with sound
Wins a Craven Scholarship while studying classics at Trinity College, Cambridge.
Appointed Deputy Prime Minister to MacDonald due to the latters poor health
Appointed Harold MacMillans economic adviser
Appointed Harold MacMillans economic adviser
George Lansbury and Attlee were among the few surviving Labour MPs who had served in Government
The Conservative Party wins 60.7% of votes cast & 522 MPs
Clynes is one of Labours casualties in the 1931 election, losing his Manchester Platting seat
An Empire Free Trade Crusade party threatens the Conservatives when satisfaction with Baldwins leadership is at a low, Duff Cooper agrees to contest the bi-election in what is seen as a test of Baldwins leadership
The election takes place during a run on the pound & divisions over expenditure cuts. Calls an election to ask for a "doctors mandate" for the National Government
Wins Stockton as the National Candidate with a majority of 11,031 votes
Snowden decides not to stand for Parliament at the general election
Waring scores fifty goals during the 1930/31 campaign, a Villa single-season record.
Appointed Financial Secretary at the War Office, 2nd term
Guides Arsenal to the club's first Football League championship after a record-breaking attacking season.
Appointed First Lord of the Admiralty
Takes command of 1st Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment after promotion to lieutenant-colonel.
Appointed Foreign Minister
MacDonald continues in office by leaving the Labour Party
Appointed Governor General of the Union of South Africa
Cannot comeback due to prostrate problems & excluded from the National Government
Appointed Deputy Prime Minister to MacDonald due to the latters poor health
Wins an Open Scholarship in Mathematics to Kings College, Cambridge.
Says politics is entering a new era above party politics to face economic problems
Appointed Lord President of the Council
Appointed Lord Privy Seal
One of just 52 Labour MPs elected to Parliament
Clynes is one of Labours casualties in the 1931 election, losing his Manchester Platting seat
Elected Member of Parliament for St Georges, Westminster, wins the seat with a majority of 5,710, thus returning to Parliament and serving until 1945. An Empire Free Trade Crusade party threatens the Conservatives when satisfaction with Baldwins leadership is at a low, Duff Cooper agrees to contest the bi-election in what is seen as a test of Baldwins leadership
Elected Member of Parliament for St Georges, Westminster, wins the seat with a majority of 5,710, thus returning to Parliament and serving until 1945
Elected Member of Parliament for Lanark
Appointed Member of National Liberals
Appointed Minister of the Mines
Is elected a fellow of New College and begins an academic career at Oxford.
Falling oil prices and the global depression sharply reduce royalties paid to the Persian government.
Pardon Us is Laurel and Hardys first feature length comedy film, produced by Hal Roach and Stan Laurel, directed by James Parrott, and originally distributed by MGM in 1931
Company production reaches 5,730,498 long tons despite the global petroleum market downturn.
Appointed President of the Board of Trade, 2nd term
Snowden & MacDonald are expelled from the Labour Party
The Cabinet is split over MacDonalds cuts in employment benefit
Appointed Secretary of State for War
Appointed Minister of Health, 3rd term
Appointed Secretary of State for India
Appointed Solicitor General, 3rd term
Publication of "The World Crisis", 1923-31
Publication of "The World Crisis", 1923-31
Scores 34 times during Arsenal's first league championship season.
Appointed Under Secretary at the Foreign Office
Studies Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Wadham College, Oxford.
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