Britain Essay 4 Flashcards
how effective were the labour reforms (15 cards)
intro factors
Beveridge’s giants
-want
-ignorance
-squalor
-disease
-idleness
Intro background
what did Beveridge think the 5 giants prevented?
people from getting out of poverty
intro background
when was the Beveridge report written and what was it’s formal name?
1942
william bev wrote ‘social insurance and allied services’
intro line of argument
were the reforms 1945-51 effective?
they were mostly effective
want paragraph KU1
1. which acts did the labour reforms build on?
2. was the national insurance Act 1946 compulsory to join the scheme?
3. and what did people get in return
- the 1911 national insurance Acts
- yes, employers, workers and the
government had to contribute weekly - they were intitled to financial support e.g. maternity grants, death grants, illness benefits, widow’s pension
- want KU2*
1. why could some people not contribute?
2. what was introduced to provide an option for more financial aid?
- inflation
- the national assistance act 1948
want analysis
1. how many stages of a person’s life did the nia1946 cover?
2. did it cover all adults equally?
3. how was it different from the nia1911s?
- all, from the ‘cradle to the grave’
- yes
- the nia1911 only covered certain industries and hardly covered women and young people
what year was the Education Act
1944 designed by wartime gov, introduced by labour
National Health Service Act
1946
New Towns Act
1946
charges for dental treatment were introduced
1951
charges for prescriptions introduced
1952
the national insurance rate was 1/3 below what beveridge thought was needed
1948
east kilbride was built
1947
what giants are you mentioning and not
NOT idleness
YES squalor, ignorance, disease, want
