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Labour Party proposals for measures to help the unemployed, published in 1907
(PRO ref: PRO 30/69/1787. Material in the copyright of Ramsay MacDonald is reproduced by permission of the granddaughter of the late Malcolm MacDonald.)
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You need to study the source carefully before you decide whether it supports or contradicts any of the reasons in the Big Question.
How would Clause 2 part (2) help some of the problems facing working people?
How would an unemployed worker feel about Clause 3?
Clause 7 contains 3 sections. Which of these sections might do most to generate support for the Labour Party among working people?
How would a Liberal politician like Lloyd George react to seeing this document?