The British debates in 1919 and 1933: victory in battle, defeat in the mind

Summing up the House of Commons debate about the Treaty of Versailles on 21 July 1919 the Prime Minister, David Lloyd George, felt able to congratulate himself and his fellow negotiators because

there has been no fundamental criticism. There has been suggestions made . . . but in the main, it has struck me that the House as whole – I do not know that I can make any exception – has accepted this Treaty. In that respect I think they reflect public opinion outside.1