Key Question 7- labour government dealing problems

• The Beveridge report 


  1942- William Beveridge published his report that recommended way that Britain could rebuild the country after war
• The Beveridge report 


  Declared that the 5 giants need to be addressed- Squalor, Want, Idleness, Ignorance and Disease.
• The Beveridge report

  To help tackle the 5 giants he proposed setting up a welfare state
• The Beveridge report 


  Pensions and unemployment insurance would be extended, new free health service and help families struggling
• The Beveridge report 


  Recommended a compulsory insurance scheme whereby all workers should contribute in order to pay for new services
• The Beveridge report 


  Aimed to ensure British people were look after from ‘cradle to the grave
• Labours successes/failures 


  Successes- addressed most social and economic problems successfully
• Labours successes/failures 


  Successes- adopted the Berveridge report as a method of reconstructing Britain
• Labours successes/failures 


  successes- provided free education through the 1944 education act
• Labours successes/failures 


  successes- addressed problems of squalor through ministry of town and country planning and new towns act
• Labours successes/failures 


  successes- dealt with problems with disease by providing free health care
• Labours successes/failures 


  successes- nationalisation of coal mines, railways and docks
• Labours successes/failures 


  failures- not all of the social and economic problems were tackled
• Labours successes/failures 


  failures- shortage of money slowed down the house building programme, targeted numbers not achieved
• Labours successes/failures 


  failures- opposition from doctors to the NHS as there would be a loss of private income for them
• Labours successes/failures 


  failures- the cost of the NHS was too great and prescription charges were introduced, even Aneurin Bevin resigned
• Labours successes/failures


  failures- not enough homes were built and many lived in ‘pre-fabs’ for years
• Labours successes/failures 


  failures- nationalisation of some industries were unpopular as it was felt too modern
• Labours successes/failures


  failures- conservative won the general election in 1951 so the labour government did so succeed fully in their social and economic policies