The aims of the post-war Labour government
I can recall that the Labour Party came into government in 1945 with a plan to implement the results of the Beveridge Report.
The aims of the post-war Labour government
I can recall that the Labour Party came into government in 1945 with a plan to implement the results of the Beveridge Report.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- At the end of WW2, Britain was in a desperate state, an election was called, leading to a landslide Labour victory.
- The Labour leader, Clement Attlee, signalled the government's desire to make post-war Britain a 'New Jerusalem'.
- After WW2, many British people wanted aspects of state control to remain.
- The Labour government aimed to implement recommendations from the Beveridge Report.
- Beveridge argued that the state had a duty to provide protection to people from "cradle to grave".
Common misconception
Students may aassume William Beveridge was a member of the Labour Party.
William Beveridge was actually a member of the Liberal Party.
Keywords
Consensus - a general agreement among opposition parties
Manifesto - a written declaration of a party’s policies, produced before an election
Nationalisation - taking privately controlled companies and industries and putting them under government control
Landslide - in politics, the overwhelming majority of votes for one party in an election
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
- Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
- Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
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