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| | Leslie Hore-Belisha, 1st Baron Hore-Belisha - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | He rewrote the Highway Code and was responsible for the introduction of the driving test and the Belisha Beacon (which the public named after him), innovations which led to a dramatic drop in road accidents. |
 | | Thinking war was looming, Belisha sought permission to introduce conscription in 1938 but was rebuffed by Chamberlain who would not agree to increased defence spending. |
 | | Undeterred, Belisha sought to reshape the armed forces in the same way he had done at Transport, improving pay, pensions and promotion prospects for lower class soldiers, whose advancement could often be blocked due to nepotism amongst the upper classes. |
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