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1919 | |||
: Coalition Government Prime Minister David Lloyd George | |||
1920 | 1920 | ||
:Post-war recession [http://www.econ.berkeley.edu/~eichengr/research/floudjohnsonchaptersep16-03.pdf]. | :Post-war recession [http://www.econ.berkeley.edu/~eichengr/research/floudjohnsonchaptersep16-03.pdf]. | ||
1922 | 1922 | ||
: Economic and Monetary Conference recommends return to the gold standard [http://www.cepr.org/meets/wkcn/1/1671/papers/The_Genoa_Conference_finale.pdf]. | : Economic and Monetary Conference recommends return to the gold standard [http://www.cepr.org/meets/wkcn/1/1671/papers/The_Genoa_Conference_finale.pdf]. | ||
: (October) Conservative Government. Bonar Law Prime Minister | |||
1923 | |||
: (May) Conservative Government. Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer Ramsay McDonald. | |||
1924 | |||
: (January) Labour Government. Prime Minister Ramsay McDonald. Chancellor of the Exchequer Phillip Snowden. | |||
: (November} Conservative Government. Prime Minister Stanley Badwin. Chancellor of the Exchequer Winston Churchill. | |||
1925 | 1925 | ||
: Britain rejoins the gold standard. | : Britain rejoins the gold standard. | ||
1929 | 1929 | ||
(June) Labour Government Prime Minister Ramsay McDonald. Chancellor of the Exchequer Phillip Snowden | |||
:Bank of England raises the bank rate from 4.5% to 5.5% | :Bank of England raises the bank rate from 4.5% to 5.5% | ||
1931 | 1931 | ||
(August) National Government. Prime Minister Ramsay McDonald. Chancellor of the Exchequer Phillip Snowden | |||
(November) Chancellor Neville Chamberlin | |||
: Sterling (£) Crisis [http://www.nber.org/papers/w6563]. | : Sterling (£) Crisis [http://www.nber.org/papers/w6563]. | ||
: Britain leaves the gold standard | : Britain leaves the gold standard | ||
1933 | 1933 | ||
: World Economic Conference: US vetoes international currency stabilisation [http://www.answers.com/topic/world-economic-conference]. | : World Economic Conference: US vetoes international currency stabilisation [http://www.answers.com/topic/world-economic-conference]. | ||
1935 | |||
(June) National Government Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin Chancellor of the Exchequer Neville Chamberlin. | |||
Revision as of 15:50, 28 February 2009
1919
- Coalition Government Prime Minister David Lloyd George
1920
- Post-war recession [1].
1922
- Economic and Monetary Conference recommends return to the gold standard [2].
- (October) Conservative Government. Bonar Law Prime Minister
1923
- (May) Conservative Government. Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer Ramsay McDonald.
1924
- (January) Labour Government. Prime Minister Ramsay McDonald. Chancellor of the Exchequer Phillip Snowden.
- (November} Conservative Government. Prime Minister Stanley Badwin. Chancellor of the Exchequer Winston Churchill.
1925
- Britain rejoins the gold standard.
1929 (June) Labour Government Prime Minister Ramsay McDonald. Chancellor of the Exchequer Phillip Snowden
- Bank of England raises the bank rate from 4.5% to 5.5%
1931 (August) National Government. Prime Minister Ramsay McDonald. Chancellor of the Exchequer Phillip Snowden (November) Chancellor Neville Chamberlin
- Sterling (£) Crisis [3].
- Britain leaves the gold standard
1933
- World Economic Conference: US vetoes international currency stabilisation [4].
1935 (June) National Government Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin Chancellor of the Exchequer Neville Chamberlin.