many of the british people did not like the new king. it is often said that he could not actually speak english. this may have been true at first, but he sometimes wrote in english later in his reign. george spent less time running the country than previous monarchs and allowed parliament to have a bigger role. later on, he left robert walpole in charge of running the country. walpole became the first british prime minister, although the word "prime minister" was not used at the time.