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Betrayal of the welfare state - 70 years on
Betrayal of the welfare state 70 years on
The list of legislation brought forward by Atlee's government shows that along with opportunities for access to education came a house building programme, free health services and, above all, a comprehensive programme of benefits to deal with unemployment, old age and much more besides. It was a 'brave new world' indeed.
Main legislative measures of the post-war Labour government :
· 1945 Family Allowances Act
· 1946 National Insurance Act
· 1946 National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act
· 1946 National Health Service Act (implemented July 1948)
· 1947 Town and Country Planning Act
· 1947 New Towns Act
· 1948 National Assistance Act
· 1948 Children Act
· 1949 Housing Act
Today we see a dismantaling of the fundamental tenaments of the welfare system and the NHS through profiteering, inequality and suffering. The story titles are as follows
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