The Conservative Party and the Formation of the National Government
August 1931
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8958555 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stuart Ball (0000-0002-6024-8927, University of Leicester, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 159-182 |
| Publication date | 1986-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Historical Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-246X • E-ISSN: 1469-5103 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0018246x00018665 |
| OpenAlex | W2114337923 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 10 |
On 24 August 1931 the prime minister, Ramsay MacDonald, tendered the resignation of the second Labour government. In its place he became the premier of an all-party ‘National’ cabinet. This included both the leader of the Conservative party, Stanley Baldwin, and the acting-leader of the Liberal party, Sir Herbert Samuel, together with a number of their senior colleagues. This temporary emergency administration went on to win a landslide majority in the general election of October 1931, and to govern for the ensuing decade. The crisis which created the National government has proved to be of enduring fascination, as a result of its intrinsic interest as the major political crisis of the inter-war period and its profound consequences for subsequent British history. However, historical attention has been principally focused upon the problems of the Labour government, the decisions of Ramsay MacDonald, and the contribution of King George V. As a result the role of the Conservative party – often portrayed as having been the sole benefactor from these events – has been either neglected for its supposed passivity or misunderstood in its mood and intention
Administration (probate law · Cabinet (room · Coalition government · Conservative government · Economic history · General election · Government (linguistics · Liberal Party · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Prime minister · Sociology · History · Irish and British Studies · Law · Political and Economic history of UK and US · Public Administration
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,03 |
| Citation span | 1991 - 1991 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |