History

• NHS


  National Health Service
• NHS established


  1948
• World War Two


  Had a major impact on people's attitudes
• Many people died abroad and in Britain during the war
• The feeling grew that everyone should have access to good healthcare, not just the wealthy
• how did Sir william beveridge develop the nhs

  Wrote a report where he argued that a National Health System should be introduced to improve life in Britain
• Aneurin Bevan


  Developed the idea to pay for the NHS through people's taxes and National Insurance payments, and convinced doctors by promising to 'choke them with gold'
• Many people did not know how the NHS would work
• For the first time in British history everyone had access to free healthcare
• Before the NHS was created you had to be rich to see a doctor
• People now had access to free dentists and opticians
• Diseases could be identified and cured for everyone
• The NHS could provide surgeries and education people to prevent future disease
• The NHS is still around today. It may not be perfect but it saves lives everyday which means that we live much longer than before
• The experiences of the Windrush Generation was mixed
• West Indians came to Britain and settled in Brixton for a number of reasons. Unemployment was high in the Caribbean and as a part of the British Empire they were British citizens
• The British Government also invited West Indians to the country to help them rebuild it after the Second World War
• The accommodation that West Indians first lived in when they moved to Brixton was often poor. Many landlords would not rent to them and those that did would provide houses with no indoor toilets or running hot water
• They faced discrimination also. The often experienced racism in employment and from the police
• The MP of Lambeth encouraged integration with a No Colour Bar Dance. This showed that some people in Brixton were willing to accept them
• The West Indians became economically independent by developing their own businesses such as the Brixton market and through the purchasing of property
• The people from the Windrush generation found employment, grew businesses and created a distinctively vibrant culture in Brixton
• The 1960s was a period of major change in Britain
• The 1960s was:


  • A break from the past
  • Less traditional
  • Youthful
• The 1960s witnessed a change in music, and popular culture. For many people this is seen as a positive moment in British History
• Technology greatly changed peoples lives and meant that there was a drastic change in living standards: Hot water became available, Refrigerators and washing machines made lives much easier
• There was wealth but also poverty. By the end of the decade, there were still over 5 million people living in poverty, over 100,000 were homeless and there were still over 1 million homes without an indoor toilet
• Many migrant communities and working class people had negative experiences in this time. In Bristol Black and Asian bus conductors were denied the opportunity to become bus drivers
• If you were not a white Middle Class person who lived in London the chances are that your experiences were very different
• The 1960s saw women getting important jobs in the Government. The most influential was Barbara Castle, who served in Prime Minister Harold Wilson's Government
• In 1962 the first woman ambassador was appointed to Israel and in 1965 the first woman high court judge was appointed
• The 1960s changed women's fashion completely. Skirts became shorter, hair became straighter and make-up became much bolder. This liberated women greatly. By the late sixties women could wear almost anything
• The 1960s were the decade when the 'pill' arrived
• In 1967 abortion also became legal in Britain for the first time
• The combined effect of the pill and abortion allowed women to plan their lives much more effectively. Women were now able to decide when to have children
• This meant that a woman could decide how long she was going to spend on a career before she had children and then how long a break she was going to have when she had children. Women could also decide not to have children at all
• The wealth that Britain enjoyed at the beginning of the 1960s, and the big explosion of popular culture that followed it, provided many new sources of employment for women. Jobs as typists, receptionist, models and shop assistants were available in large numbers
• The Equal Pay Act was later passed in 1970. This meant that women had more freedom because they now had a stable income independent of their husbands or fathers
• The 1960s were certainly a significant moment for Women. The creation of the pill and abortion being made legal rapidly improved the lives of many women
• However, it is important to remember that women still face discrimination and do not always have access to equal opportunities. On average men still earn 20% more than women for doing the same job. There are very few female voices in History in comparison to men. Only a quarter of people in the top jobs in the UK are women