Was Lloyd George a better leader during times of war thantimes of peace?

        This move was the only move that a man in Lloyd George’s position could make. He had no party and the only way of staying in power was to form the coalition. If he didn’t he would be resigned to a bit part for the rest of his political career. Yet if he did take up the Tories offer he knew that he would in effect, have to become a Tory. He would only make decisions that the Tories agreed with, and do what they want him to, otherwise they would just get rid of him and make Bonar-Law the Prime Minister. All of this means that Lloyd George was in effect a puppet ruler, unable to carry out his wishes he had to perform the wishes of others, in this case the Conservative party.

        Yet it would be unfair to say you can't judge Lloyd George at all during the post-war period has he had no power what so ever. He was given a bit a freedom by the Tories, however he failed to seize the opportunity. He was widely criticised for his policy on the selling of honours. Although it had been done before, it had never been done as openly and freely as this, and Lloyd George’s reputation was severely damaged.

        During the war, Lloyd George had worked his way up the political ladder. Not through back-stabbing, or double-crossing, but because pure and simply, he was good at his job. He was made Minister of Munitions and quickly stopped the arms shortage, and got the shells to the front line. When Asquith was asked to resign, Lloyd George was the natural choice, and Asquith resented this and held a grudge. Politically, Lloyd George had a head-start in that he was from a humble background, something most voters felt they could relate to, and Lloyd George soon found himself portrayed as a working class hero, something which he did not try to deny.

        The way Lloyd George was deposed of at the Carlton Club Meeting wasn’t very glamorous either.