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| 1921, March 3 |
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| The Emergency Unemployment Act increased unemployment payments to 20 shillings a week for men and 18 shillings for women. There were at this time almost 1 million unemployed. Lloyd George's reforms in unemployment insurance compromised the insurance principle itself by advancing payments against future contributions—the precursor to welfare. | 1 |
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| March 28 |
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| The Labour Party refused to affiliate with the Communists. | 2 |
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| March 31 |
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| Great coal strike began as government control of the mines ended and proposals for nationalization had been rejected. The Triple Alliance of miners, railway, and transport workers all went on strike, but railway and transport workers returned to work on April 15, known in labor history as “Black Friday.” The strike ended July 1 when the miners accepted a government offer of subsidy and increased wages. | 3 |
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| 1922 |
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| The British Broadcasting Company was licensed as a monopoly, and nationalized in 1926 as the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). | 4 |
| Lady Rhondda was permitted to take a seat in the House of Lords by the Committee of Privileges, but this judgment was later reversed. During the same year, Marie Stopes held a series of meeting in Queens' Hall, London, advocating birth control. Discussion of women's sexuality increased. | 5 |
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| Oct. 17 |
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| Unemployed workers in Glasgow began a hunger march on London. | 6 |
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| 1923, Oct. 1–Nov. 8 |
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| Imperial Conference. This recognized the right of the dominions to make treaties with foreign powers. | 7 |
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| July 18 |
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| The Matrimonial Causes Act gave women equality in divorce suits. | 8 |
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| Dec. 6 |
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| A general election to pass upon Baldwin's scheme for a protective tariff to relieve unemployment resulted in a heavy loss for the Conservatives and a decided gain for Labour. | 9 |
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