SCOTLAND, (NO 13) JANUARY, LORD BEVERIDGE, WRITES ON THE FUTRE OF THE WELFARE STATE.

William Beveridge wept when he was appointed chair of the 1941 committee to nationalize Britain's system of social insurance. Beveridge wanted to be in charge of manpower on the home front to help defeat the Nazis. But once he realized the potential of his task, fashioned a social revolution. When it was presented to Parliament, 70 years ago, the Beveridge Report was blunt; a 'revolutionary moment in the world's history is a time for revolutions, not for patching.' The Manchester Guardian called it 'a big and fine thing.' People queued to buy it. This was radical — and popular...

Hardback, no dj, leather cover, some shelf wear, edges and spine with wear, Some scratches to front, spine, and back of the book. 

In this issue, Lord Cameron writes on Bruce Lockhart, Robert Kempt on The right to be a flathead. 

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