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"The Creator Of The Welfare State." How Well Deserved Is This Description Of The Labour Government of 1945-51?
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"The Creator Of The Welfare State." How Well Deserved Is This Description Of The Labour Government of 1945-51? A Welfare State is a system in which the government undertakes responsibility for the well being of its population, through unemployment insurance, old age pensions and other social security measures. In order to achieve this the Labour Government of 1945-51 introduced a number of reforms, including the National Insurance Act of 1946 and the Education Act. They also managed to achieve full employment, a target never met before in Britain. However, they are not the only reason for the arrival of the Welfare State. The Liberal Government of 1906-14 also deserves some credit, as well as the coalition government formed during World War Two, changing social attitudes in Britain, the Beveridge Report and Wartime Socialism. All of these provided some movement towards a Welfare State and as such compete against the Labour Government...
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