Labour in power Flashcards
(26 cards)
Who was the Labour leader & Churchill’s deputy when he was abroad during the war?
Clement Atlee
What was Churchill’s mistake in his election speech?
He compared the Labour party to the Nazi’s by saying a socialist state (Labour has socialist policies) would never work without a Gestapo to run it.
The Gestapo were the Nazi secret police
The election results came out on July 26th. When did the election take place, and who won?
Election took place on July 5th, Labour won
When was the Beveridge report published?
1st December 1942
How many pages long was the Beveridge report?
300+
The the Beveridge report’s aim was to sort out the five giants. What were the five giant?
Want- The lack of basics such as food Ignorance- Lack of education for all Squalor- Poor living conditions Idleness- Unemployment Disease- Lack of health care for all
Who was the minister of Labour during the war?
Ernest Bevin
Who was the chairman of the committee (set up by Ernest Bevin) that would improve life in Britain?
William Beveridge
How many copies of the Beveridge report were sold in the first few days?
70’000+
Did people approve of the Beveridge report?
Yes- They wanted the government to fight the five giants
How did Labour fight ‘Ignorance’?
1945 Education act - Free education up to the age of 15
How did Labour fight ‘Squalor’?
1946 New towns act -
> 17 new towns build in England and 4 enlarged greatly (Crawley, Peterborough, Northampton and Warrington)
> 750’000 new homes built by 1948 (about the amount lost in the war)
How did Labour fight ‘Disease’?
1946 NHS Act - Free Medical, Dental and Eye care for all
1947 NHS Act - Charges on perscriptions
1947 NHS Act - Charges on some serives
How did Labour fight ‘Want’?
1946 National insurance act - Workers and employers pay 4s 11d into the National insurance scheme, & the Government provide unemployed, maternity and sickness benefits and old age pensioners
How did Labour fight ‘Idleness’?
From 1945 Government building schemes provide jobs
What was the BMA?
British Medical Association
True or Flase: Most Hospital clinics were run privately.
True
What did the BMA object to in 1911?
Free medical care for those paying National Insurance contributions
What did the BMA fight against?
All changes that increased free health care
What did the BMA and the Government disagree on?
Who would get free health care and how doctors would be paid
Who was the Minister of health in 1945?
Aneurin Bevan
How did the NHS act come about in 1948?
By force, over the BMA
Was the NHS popular?
Yes- The Government underestimated how much it would cost
By what year were the Government debating on introducing changes in the NHS?
1949
