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The term itself is attributed to [[Winston Churchill]], then a prominent "New Liberal".<ref>{{Cite book|title=Winston S. Churchill, 1874-1965: a comprehensive historiography and annotated bibliography|first=Eugene L.|last=Rasor|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|year=2000|isbn=0-313-30546-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/winstonschurchil00raso/page/25 25]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/winstonschurchil00raso/page/25}}, as available from [https://archive.org/details/winstonschurchil00raso/page/25 Internet Archive |
The term itself is attributed to [[Winston Churchill]], then a prominent "New Liberal".<ref>{{Cite book|title=Winston S. Churchill, 1874-1965: a comprehensive historiography and annotated bibliography|first=Eugene L.|last=Rasor|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|year=2000|isbn=0-313-30546-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/winstonschurchil00raso/page/25 25]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/winstonschurchil00raso/page/25}}, as available from [https://archive.org/details/winstonschurchil00raso/page/25 Internet Archive].</ref> |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
Revision as of 20:08, 18 June 2021
Business as usual was a policy followed by the British government, under Prime Minister H. H. Asquith, during the early years of the First World War.[1] Its fundamental belief was that in order to maintain a stable and functioning country, it was necessary to continue society in the same manner as before the war; in other words, that civilians should think of the war as "business as usual". The underlying assumption was that a morale-eroding change in behaviour equated to a victory for the enemy.
The maxim of the British people is
'Business as usual'.
Winston Churchill, speaking at
Guildhall, 9 November 1914.[2]
The term itself is attributed to Winston Churchill, then a prominent "New Liberal".[3]
See also
References
- ^ Cassar, George H. (1994). Asquith as war leader. Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 235. ISBN 1-85285-117-1., as available from Google Books.
- ^ The Oxford Library of Words and Phrases. Oxford University Press. 1981. p. 71..
- ^ Rasor, Eugene L. (2000). Winston S. Churchill, 1874-1965: a comprehensive historiography and annotated bibliography. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 25. ISBN 0-313-30546-3., as available from Internet Archive.