ab ian ▁philosophy ▁of ▁garden ▁sub ur bs ▁and ▁ide als ▁from ▁the ▁cheap ▁c ott ages ▁movement ▁launched ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 . ▁ ▁With ▁h inds ight , ▁this ▁may ▁be ▁seen ▁as ▁something ▁of ▁a ▁prototype ▁of ▁the ▁municipal ▁housing ▁that ▁followed ▁in ▁the ▁post - war ▁period ▁and ▁the ▁beg inn ings ▁of ▁town ▁planning ▁as ▁an ▁accepted ▁concern ▁of ▁the ▁state . ▁Fellow ▁ideal ists ▁might ▁well ▁have ▁reg rett ed ▁the ▁design , ▁layout ▁and ▁land sc aping ▁comprom ises ▁in ev it ably ▁struck ▁in ▁the ▁purs uit ▁of ▁rapid ▁construction ▁to ▁support ▁hom eland ▁defence ▁as ▁an ▁over - rid ing ▁priority . ▁Im pro ved ▁dimensions ▁of ▁k itch ens , ▁bath rooms ▁and ▁gard ens ▁for ▁working - class ▁houses ▁might ▁also ▁be ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁response ▁to ▁a ▁more ▁equal ▁valu ation ▁of ▁women ▁as ▁compet ent ▁industrial ▁workers ▁and ▁a ▁political ▁force . ▁ ▁The ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Mun itions ▁was ▁a ▁new ▁Ministry , ▁created ▁and ▁head ed ▁by ▁Lloyd ▁George ▁to ▁rapidly ▁improve ▁and ▁increase ▁production ▁of ▁m un itions . ▁Working ▁conditions ▁were ▁improved ▁in ▁the ▁new , ▁state - owned ▁industry , ▁and ▁Add ison ▁created ▁and ▁implemented ▁schemes ▁that ▁greatly ▁increased ▁the ▁efficiency ▁of ▁production . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁Priv y ▁Coun s ell or ▁and ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁Minister ▁of ▁Mun itions ▁when ▁Lloyd ▁George ▁became ▁Minister ▁of ▁War ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 6 . ▁He ▁supported ▁Lloyd ▁George ▁against ▁the ▁Prime