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| Who argued Labour largely 'carried through its manifesto promises' to eradicate poverty? |
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| How severe were britain's economic troubles in 1945? |
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| It was 3.5M in debt and had lost approx. 30% of its wealth (compared to pre-war levels) |
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| What evidence is there to the extend of poverty in 1945? |
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| Repeat of Rowntree's investigation found 31% of 'typical' town in York to be in abosulte poverty (1936) and by 1939 only 42% of poeple (mainly men) had access to free at point of contact health care |
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| When was Labour's National Insurance Act and the Industrial Injuries Act? |
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| What did Labour's National Insurance Act provide? |
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| 45/- per week and a sickness benefit for up to 492 days after 156 contributions |
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| What evidence is there that the benefit provided by Labour's National Insurance Act was insufficient? |
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| By 1948 it was only 19% of the annual wage and 1/3 below Beveridge's definition of subsitence |
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| When was the National Assistance Act introduces and what made up the majority of its expenditure? |
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| 1948 - subsidizing state pensions (48% in 1949 and 68% by the late 1950s) |
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| In what way did Labour speed post-war economic recovery? |
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| Distribution of Industries Act 1945; Atlee convinces Trade Unions to accept wage restraints until 1950 |
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| How successful were post-war economists in reducing unemployment? |
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| Unemployment average 1.6% between 1946-51, being as low as 1.2% in 1951 |
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| Who comended Bevan for having to 'draw up plans for a comprehensive health service virtually from scratch' |
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| When did the NHS act (1946)come into effect and how great was its expenditure? |
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| 5th July 1948 - $478M by 1951 (5x levels in 1938) |
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| What did Martin Pugh say about the NHS act? |
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| It represented the 'most effective single campaign' to improve the lives of everyday people |
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| By what year was the Education (Butler) Act 0f 1944 in effect and what did it so? |
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| 1947 - it increased the school leaving age to 15 guaranteeing children at least three years of secondary education |
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| When was Labour's Children's Act? |
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| How many schools had been built under labour by 1950? |
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| How many school meals were being served daily in 1939 and 1948 respectively? |
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| When was the average floorspace of council houses 800 square feet? |
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| When were the New Towns and Town and Country Planning Acts? |
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| Who said Labour's reforms to housing were the 'essential foundation' to further reform? |
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| What did a comparable repeat of Rowntree's Investigation in -1950- discover? |
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| only 2.77% of the people of York now lived in 'absolute' poverty |
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| What did E Royle say about the state of the tripartite education system by 1951? |
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| 20% of places in grammar schoools; 5% of places in technical schools; he said that most children were allocated to the "residual category of modern school." |
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