The Success of the First Two Labour Governments was...

The Success of the First Two Labour Governments was Outweighed by the Failures in Britain The success of Labours governments during its two terms in power, in the 1920s easily outweighed its failures and shortcomings, in Britain. This was a Labour government that introduced the idea of free mass secondary education, built over half a million houses, and through Labour established Britain as a major player in European and World politics. The Labour government were in power at the time of the Great Depression, and their failure to address the serious economic crisis bought about as a result of an economic downturn, following the short boom after the war, may be seen as a severe weakness in the†¦show more content†¦In this first government, there were many educational reforms, such as the reintroduction of state scholarships for university students. Also, in 1926, the Education Minister C.P Trevalyan appointed commissions to review the education system. These commissions, known as the Hadow Report introduced a separation in the schools structure. Children over th e age of 11 were to study in the new secondary school, and this established the principle of free secondary education for all, meaning that not only the wealthy had access to secondary education. These policies were directed at improving the living conditions of the poor. The new government showed that Britain needed to leave its Victorian attitudes behind and work towards improving standards of living for the lowest social classes. The foreign policies of the Labour government achieved success, even though most of these ultimately proved unnecessary and irrelevant in the long term. The most successful policy for the first Labour government was the Dawes Plan at the London Conference, which resolved the reparations dispute between France and Germany, and the USA agreed to lend money to Germany. 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