After repeated harassment by the "press lords," this prime minister claimed that journalists enjoyed"power without responsibility, the prerogative of the harlot throughout the ages." This leader's governmentpassed the Trade Disputes Act, which declared general strikes illegal, after weathering the only generalstrike in British history. This cousin of Rudyard Kipling highlighted the power of aerial attacks by notingthat "the bomber will always get through." This successor to Andrew Bonar Law retu
After repeated harassment by the "press lords," this prime minister claimed that journalists enjoyed"power without responsibility, the prerogative of the harlot throughout the ages." This leader's governmentpassed the Trade Disputes Act, which declared general strikes illegal, after weathering the only generalstrike in British history. This cousin of Rudyard Kipling highlighted the power of aerial attacks by notingthat "the bomber will always get through." This successor to Andrew Bonar Law returned Britain to thegold standard, signed the Locarno Pact, and weathered the abdication of Edward VIII. For 10 points, namethis Conservative prime minister who led Britain through much of the interwar period.
After repeated harassment by the "press lords," this prime minister claimed that journalists enjoyed"power without responsibility, the prerogative of the harlot throughout the ages.
Stanley Baldwin