Home Rule Flashcards
(219 cards)
Who was the 1st and 2nd HR Bills introduced by
PM Gladstone and the liberals
When did the 1st HR bill fail
1886
When did the 2nd HR bill fail
1893
Which HR bill passed thru the HoC but was stopped by the ‘safety valve’ of the HoL
the 2nd HR bill 1893
After the 1st and 2nd Hr bills failed, what tactic did the Cons use to oppose HR
“killing Home Rule with kindness”
The Cons used constructive unionist tactics to stop HR, such as which 2 acts
1898 Local government Act
1903 Wyndham Act
Who said “Ulster will fight and Ulster will be right” and when
Randolph Churchill 1886
How did the Libs win the 1906 elections
Cons were divided over tariff reforms and Lib focus on the poor
Who was Chancellor of the Exchequer after the 1906 election
David Lloyd George
Who was the Conservative leader after the 1906 election
Arthur Balfour
What was the Libs’ ‘People’s Budget’ of 1909
a ‘supertax’ for the rich, a land tax and an. inheritance tax
What caused a CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS during the summer of 1909
the Cons used the House of Lords powerful in-built Cons majority to veto the liberal govts ‘People’s Budget’
What 4 reasons did UUs of why they disliked the idea of HR
- lack of representation as would become minority under Dublin govt
- feared the RCC having power
- feared a Dublin parliament mismanaging Ulster’s wealth
- HR as a stepping stone to total independence from Britain
When was the ‘Peers versus the People’ ge held and why
Jan 1910
The constitutional crisis
What were the results of the ‘Peers versus the people’ ge
Libs fell to 274 just ahead of the Cons 272, creating a hung parliament in which the IPP and Labour now held the balance of power
After the peers vs ppl ge, Redmond said the IPP would only support the Libs on what conditions
- The HoL veto be abolished
- HR be granted to Ireland
BUT Asquith made no formal promises
What was the “corrupt parliamentary bargain”
inflammatory language used by the Cons against the Libs accusing them of being dictated policy by the IPP
After the peers vs ppl election, how was the IPP’s influence more apparent than real
the 40 Labour MPS consistently voted w the Lib govt
when an impasse was reached in 1910 over the HoL, what did PM Asquith do
called another election for Dec 1910
threatened to ask the King to create enough new Lib peers too force legislation through, thus taking away the Cons/Unis ‘safety valve’ of the HoL
(All) Results of the Dec 1910 elections
the Cons and Libs tied w 272 seats but Lib govt continue to govern as they have the support of the IPP (84 seats) and labour (42 seats)
What are the dates of the Cons three successive election defeats
Jan 1906, Jan 1910, Dec 1910
When was the Parliament Act introduced
21 Feb 1911
What were the 3 terms of the parliament act
- Lords could not reject/amend monies bills
- No parliament could extend its life beyond 5years
- If HoL opposed a bill, it would automatically become law provided no less than 2yrs had elapsed between the 1st and 3rd final reading in the HoC
When was the HoL vote on the Parliament Act
10 Aug 1911