Budget League Budget League The Budget League was a British pressure group formed in 1909 by Winston Churchill to publicly campaign in favour of David Lloyd George's People's Budget in reaction to the activities of the Budget Protest League. The foundation of the League had not been discussed in the Cabinet and when Sir Henry Norman requested Cabinet ministers to speak at its meetings, nearly all of them refused to participate. However, after Jack Pease issued a circular to all Cabinet members, the League was able to announce that many leading Liberals would speak at its meetings. A conference on 9 July
George Lloyd-Jacob George Lloyd-Jacob Hon. Sir George Harold Lloyd-Jacob (1 October 1897 – 5 December 1969) was a British High Court judge who was notable for his work in patent law. In 1950, he was appointed to the Chancery Division and became the first judge to specialise in patents. Lloyd-Jacob was born in Wood Green, Middlesex, one of 10 children born to John Lloyd-Jacob and Jane Catherine Park. He was educated at Southgate School, Christ Church, Oxford and King's College, London. In the First World War, he saw service with the Royal Flying Corps and served in the Royal Air Force from