Was the Chamberlain Government economically left-wing?

[k-onmmunist]

Left-wing no. One National, hell yes.

Pretty much this. If you were left wing you would most likely have supported widespread nationalisation in this period. It's a shame Chamberlain is so demonised, his domestic record is not at all bad.

[k-onmmunist]

Chamberlain family isn't a traditional Tory family. Old Joseph Chamberlain was one of most progressive Liberals in 1880s, but he was very pro-Empire.

He took the gas and water companies in Birmingham into municipal ownership + supported tariffs (though the latter was more for nationalistic reasons than progressive)

[k-onmmunist]

Chamberlain family isn't a traditional Tory family. Old Joseph Chamberlain was one of most progressive Liberals in 1880s, but he was very pro-Empire.

He took the gas and water companies in Birmingham into municipal ownership + supported tariffs (though the latter was more for nationalistic reasons than progressive)

There aren't really any progressive reasons for supporting tariffs (at least not in the UK).

There are now, I'd say. Not then though.