Home Rule Blame Game: Liberals

When did the 3rd Home Rule bill pass?

18th September 1914

What halted the proceedings of putting HR into practice?

WW1

What was left undecided come the halting of Home Rule?

Ulster

Who argues for the liberals being the main culprits of the crisis?

Jenkins and Jackson

Who argues against the liberals being the main culprits?

Jalland and Adelman

Didn't make early provision on Ulster

Asquiths failure to make early provision for Ulster and not listening to Agar Robartes in June 1912 or Carson's amendment in Jan 1913 led to a prolongation of the Ulster crisis

Disunited Cabinet

The liberal cabinet was very disunited and lacked collective responsibility over the issue of Ireland and this was seen through Lloyd George and Churchill's opposition especially in the Dundee speech.

Reliance on others

It was actually others who had to put pressure on Asquith to compromise, such as Loreburn through his letter, making him look week

Secret Talks crisis

The slowing down of the political process and the misinterpretations through the secret talks held with both redmond and carson led to an elongation of the crisis

When does Asquith meet Bonar Law?

3 times in November 1913

When does Asquith meet Carson?

2 times, December 1913

When does Asquith meet Redmond?

February 1914

What was the confusion around the talks over?

Permanent and Temporary exclusion

Failed to command army?

The army would end up going against Asquith in the curragh mutiny

Curragh Mutiny

British military officials walk out and refuse to occupy Ulster in order to implement home rule. Many offices supported Carson and the Unionists.

When was the Curragh Mutiny?

March 1914

Reactivity to events over proactivity

Asquiths nature of reactivity especially to the Kings intervention at Buckingham Palace was a weakness

When was the Buckingham Palace conference?

21st-24th July 1914

Other crises to deal with

Asquith had other crises at the time which were crippling his attention to Ireland such as the Suffragette movement