9 February – The King and Country debate: The Oxford Union student debating society passes a resolution stating, "That this House will in no circumstances fight for its King and country."[2]
13 April – Children and Young Persons Act 1933 passed. This raises the age of criminal responsibility from 7 to 8, raises the minimum age for capital punishment to 18, places restrictions on the identification in the press of persons under 18 appearing in court, sets a minimum full-time working age of 14 with other limitations on the employment of school-age children, and makes it illegal for adults to sell cigarettes or other tobacco products to children under 16.[6]
late July–early October – Albert Einstein is on a visit to Britain, for some time living in a wooden hut near Roughton, Norfolk. Having surrendered his German citizenship because of the Nazi regime, he campaigns at this time for safe homes for other exiled Jewish scientists.[10]
12 August – Winston Churchill makes his first public speech warning of the dangers of German rearmament.[9]
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