What If David LLoyd George Didn't Know My Father?

And Father didn’t know Lloyd George?
The Marconi Scandal explodes …..

In 1911 British Prime Minister Herbert Asquith and his cabinet approved a plan for a string of state-owned wireless/radio stations to be erected throughout the British Empire. Asquith asked his Postmaster General, Herbert Samuel, to select a company to undertake the project. He eventually decided to award the contract to the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company. The chairman of Marconi was Godfrey Isaacs, a close friend of Samuel and the brother of Sir Rufus Isaacs, the Attorney General in the Asquith government.

From August 1912 the political journal The Eye-Witness ran a series of articles alleging that Sir Rufus Isaacs had used insider knowledge to profit financially from the contract. It also claimed that Godfrey Isaacs, Herbert Samuel and David Lloyd George had profited by buying shares based on such knowledge of the government contract. In January 1913 a parliamentary inquiry was held into the claims made by The Eye-Witness. Although the inquiry revealed that David Lloyd George, Herbert Samuel and Sir Rufus Isaacs had profited directly from the policies of the government, it was decided the men had not been guilty of corruption!

But What If …..

The issue had been promoted more vigorously by the press etc and that Lloyd George’s opponents within the Liberal Party had been more forceful, leading to Lloyd George resigning in disgrace not only his position as Chancellor of the Exchequer but also giving up his seat in the House of Commons?

Taking an arbitrary date of 1 October 1912 for his resignation, others would have had to fill his subsequent OTL positions, viz.:

Chancellor of the Exchequer (1 October 1912 – 25 May 1915)
Minister of Munitions (25 May 1915 – 9 July 1916)
Secretary of State for War (6 June 1916 – 5 December 1916)
Prime Minister (7 December 1916 – 22 October 1922).

Although, of course, these dates etc would probably have been irrelevant due to the unfolding events of the ATL.

Given the important role Lloyd George played in World War 1, the subsequent peace conference and his later splitting of the Liberal Party, what would be the effects on that war, that peace and the history of the Liberal Party? Would Britain ever have had a Prime Minister whose first language was not English?
 
Well, this could have led to a greater concern for ethics in government.
I do have a question- how would this affect the future formation of the BBC?
 
My idea for a cabinet reshuffle caused by the resignation of Lloyd George as Chancellor of the Exchequer on 1 October 1912.

Reginald McKenna from Home Secretary to Chancellor of the Exchequer. In OTL McKenna succeeded LG at the Treasury in May 1915. He was also Financial Secretary to the Treasury from 1905 to 1907.
Sydney Buxton from President of the Board of Trade to Home Secretary.

John Burns from President of the Local Government Board to President of the Board of Trade.

Charles Masterman promoted to the cabinet as President of the Local Government Board from Financial Secretary to the Treasury.

However in accordance with prevailing legislation Masterman would have had to resign as MP and stand for re-election in his constituency of Bethnal Green, South-West. But when he was elected in a by-election on 29 July 1911 his majority over the Conservative candidate was 184 votes (3.3%), with an independent Labour candidate polling 134 votes (2.5%). So unless he unopposed by the Conservatives he could lose the by-election to them. If he does a safe Liberal seat would be found for him.

When Burns resigns as President of the Board of Trade on 4 August 1914, Masterman succeeds him. Masterman is appointed Minister of Munitions on 25 May 1915, Secretary of State for War on 6 June 1916.

I think he would be the most likely Liberal to succeed Asquith as Prime Minister. He had the dynamism for a war leader.
 
So, how many people catch the title reference? The only reason I do, is because our choirmaster once had served at a private boy's school with English traditions...
 
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