History of liberalism for elderly workers, thereby laying the groundwork for the future British welfare state. The People's Budget of 1909, championed by David Lloyd George and fellow liberal Winston Churchill, introduced unprecedented taxes on the wealthy in Britain and radical social welfare programmes to the country's policies. It was the first budget with the expressed intent of redistributing wealth among the public. It imposed increased taxes on luxuries, liquor, tobacco, incomes, and land, – taxation that disproportionately affected the rich – so that money could be made available for new welfare programmes as well as new battleships. In 1911 Lloyd George succeeded
Harry Lloyd Verney Harry Lloyd Verney Sir Harry Lloyd Verney (23 January 1872 – 28 February 1950) was a British courtier who served in successive Royal Households of the United Kingdom. Verney was the son of George Hope Lloyd Verney, son of Sir Harry Verney, 2nd Baronet, and Harriet Julia Morforwyn Hinde. He was educated at Eton College. He held the office of Gentleman Usher and Deputy Master of the Household to Edward VII between 1907 and 1910, and in 1909 was invested as a Member of the Royal Victorian Order. Between 1911 and 1931 he was Groom in Waiting to George V,