Talk:Haldane Reforms

,, , This excellent article does not seem to have had much in substantive additions since 2009. In light of the well-reviewed new biography of Haldane, I propose a few lines of additional material aimed at showing Haldane's intention before he had to navigate Parliament. Two principal points: first the underpinning of many of Haldane's reforms, including the establishment of the Territorial Force, and the founding of the Officer Training Corps, was to build on Cardwell's aim to bring the Army and the wider public closer together and achieve the potential for a 'nation at arms' at an affordable price. Secondly, he always intended that the Territorial Force - which was much larger than the Regular Army - should provide a second line for overseas operations but had to write the provisions on Home Service into the legislation to get it past the Conservative majority in the House of Lords. (This is already hinted at in the wording at the end of the section in the current article on the First World War). A third point would be that I seem to remember that Haldane also fought to set up OTCs in grammar schools but was blocked by political opposition from another quarter - can anyone help with a source on that as I cannot find one? If not, I will leave it out. Given the special status of this article, I thought I should post here before having a stab at it. Any views?Julian Brazier (talk) 11:35, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
 * As there have been no comments, I shall crack onJulian Brazier (talk) 11:53, 4 February 2021 (UTC)