History UsefulNotes / DavidLloydGeorge

During the 1930s, Lloyd George became something of a Nazi sympathiser, which lasted more or less until UsefulNotes/WorldWarII broke out. He then adopted a generally defeatist attitude, to the point that he argued that the UK should try to negotiate a truce with Hitler. (This was a minority opinion at the time; another factor is that Lloyd George greatly disliked Neville Chamberlain.) However, during the House of Commons debates about the Narvik debacle of May 1940, which ultimately led to Chamberlain's resignation and Churchill becoming prime minister, he got off a memorable zinger: when Churchill refused to disavow responsibility for what happened at Narvik, Lloyd George--who was arguing that Chamberlain had to go, and who liked and respected Churchill--retorted "The right honourable gentleman should not allow himself to be converted into an air raid shelter to protect the splinters from hitting his colleagues."

During the 1930s and 40s, Lloyd George had become something of a Nazi sympathiser, which lasted more or less until UsefulNotes/WorldWarII broke out, whereupon he adopted a generally defeatist attitude, to the point that he argued that UK should try to negotiate a truce with Hitler. (This was in fact a minority opinion at the time; another factor is that Lloyd George greatly disliked Neville Chamberlain.) However, during the House of Commons debates about the Narvik debacle of May 1940, which ultimately led to Chamberlain's resignation and Churchill becoming prime minister, he got off a memorable zinger: when Churchill refused to disavow responsibility for what happened at Narvik, Lloyd George--who was arguing that Chamberlain had to go, and who liked and respected Churchill--retorted "The right honourable gentleman should not allow himself to be converted into an air raid shelter to protect the splinters from hitting his colleagues."

During the 1930s and 40s, Lloyd George had become something of a Nazi sympathiser, which lasted more or less until UsefulNotes/WorldWarII broke out, whereupon he adopted a generally defeatist attitude, to the point that he argued that UK should try to negotiate a truce with Hitler. (This was in fact a minority opinion at the time; another factor is that Lloyd George greatly disliked Neville Chamberlain.) However, during the House of Commons debates about the Narvik debacle of May 1940, which ultimately led to Chamberlain's resignation and Churchill becoming prime minister, he got off a memorable zinger: when Churchill refused to disavow responsibility for what happened at Narvik, Lloyd George--who was arguing that Chamberlain had to go--retorted "The right honourable gentleman should not allow himself to be converted into an air raid shelter to protect the splinters from hitting his colleagues."

* He's played by Edward Evans in the 1974 TV Movie ''The Gathering Storm''.

During the 1930s and 40s, Lloyd George had become something of a Nazi sympathiser, to the point that ''even after UsefulNotes/WorldWarII broke out'' he said that the UK should try to negotiate a truce with Hitler.

->''"Not badly, considering I was seated between Jesus Christ and Napoleon".''

During the 1930's and 40's, Lloyd George had become something of a Nazi sympathiser, to the point that ''even after UsefulNotes/WorldWarII broke out'' he said that the UK should try to negotiate a truce with Hitler.

* He's played by Philip Madoc in the 1981 MiniSeries ''The Life and Times of David Lloyd George''.

'''David Lloyd George''', [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor OM PC]] (January 17th 1863 -- March 26th 1945) was the only [[UsefulNotes/{{Wales}} Welsh]] Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and also the only one to have English as a second language (Welsh being his first language). He was also the last Liberal Prime Minister.

He was also infamous as a womaniser, leading to the a famous music hall song called ''Lloyd George Knew My Father'', the joke being that Lloyd George ''was'' the singer's father. Two of his actual children followed him into politics, but moved to different parties after his death: his son Gwilym became a Conservative MP, eventually rising to become Home Secretary in Creator/AnthonyEden's government, while his daughter Megan became a Labour MP.

'''David Lloyd George''', [[KnightFever 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor OM PC]] (January 17th 1863 -- March 26th 1945) was the only [[UsefulNotes/{{Wales}} Welsh]] Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and also the only one to have English as a second language (Welsh being his first language). He was also the last Liberal Prime Minister.

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David Lloyd George, [[KnightFever 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor OM PC]] was the only [[UsefulNotes/{{Wales}} Welsh]] Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and also the only one to have English as a second language (Welsh being his first language). He was also the last Liberal Prime Minister.

->''"Not badly, considering I was seated between [[UsefulNotes/{{Jesus Christ}} Jesus Christ]] and [[UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte Napoleon]]".''

During the 1930's and 40's, Lloyd George had become something of a [[WhatTheHellHero Nazi sympathizer]], to the point that ''even after UsefulNotes/WorldWarII broke out'' he said that the UK should try to negotiate a truce with Hitler.

There was also a [[OlderThanTheyThink scandal about selling peerages during this period]].

!!Tropes associated with David Lloyd George:

* AmericansHateTingle:
** He was a hated figure in the Soviet Union and still remembered unkindly in Russia as one of the instigators of the Entente Intervention during the [[UsefulNotes/RedOctober Russian Civil War]].
** He is none too popular in Ireland either as the man who threatened 'immediate and terrible war' to the Irish delegates if they didn't sign his treaty - and of course before that he authorised the Black and Tans.
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->''"Not badly, considering I was seated between [[{{Jesus}} Jesus Christ]] and [[UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte Napoleon]]".''

** He was a hated figure in the Soviet Union and still remembered unkindly in Russia as one of the instigators of the Entente Intervention during the [[RedOctober Russian Civil War]].