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... political status quo . He was ' convinced that my fellow politicians unnecessarily exagger- ate the influence of labour . . . it can easily be overcome by a political leader with genuine sympathy with the working class and a prac- tical ...
... political status quo . He was ' convinced that my fellow politicians unnecessarily exagger- ate the influence of labour . . . it can easily be overcome by a political leader with genuine sympathy with the working class and a prac- tical ...
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... political alignments which ensured that women got the vote at around this time . They received it in Denmark in 1915 , Norway in 1913 , Finland in 1907 , Holland in 1917 and in Russia after the revolution.31 The Weimar Constitution ...
... political alignments which ensured that women got the vote at around this time . They received it in Denmark in 1915 , Norway in 1913 , Finland in 1907 , Holland in 1917 and in Russia after the revolution.31 The Weimar Constitution ...
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... politicians could extend these limits only when they had strong political support for doing so . By the 1900s they had broad support for limited extension from refor- mers , businessmen , from the labour movement and from those an ...
... politicians could extend these limits only when they had strong political support for doing so . By the 1900s they had broad support for limited extension from refor- mers , businessmen , from the labour movement and from those an ...
Contents
Introduction | 2 |
The First World War and after | 126 |
The interwar years | 163 |
Copyright | |
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A. L. Bowley administration areas authorities Beatrice Webb benefits Beveridge Board Britain British cent central charity child Committee Conservative contributions cost demand economic effect efficiency Eleanor Rathbone employers established expenditure family allowances fear finance full employment growth Guardians health service housing improved income increased industrial infant introduced Keynes labour movement Labour party legislation Liberal Lloyd George London major ment minimum national health national health service old-age pensions organizations out-door relief paid party paupers period planning political Poor Law poor relief population post-war poverty pre-war pressure problem proposals R. H. Tawney reconstruction reform rent Report result Rowntree Rowntree's scheme schools sickness social policy social services society standards tion towns trade union Treasury unem unemployed unemployment insurance wages wartime Webbs week welfare William Beveridge women workers workhouse working-class