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How successful was the Labour Government from 1945- 1951?
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How successful was the Labour Government from 1945- 1951?
The Labour party enjoyed great success whilst in power but also faced terrible hardships, this balance between the two led to labour having a partial success during the years 1945 to 1951. Post war Britain was in dire need of reform, over 1/4 million houses had been destroyed throughout the blitz, factories were left dishevelled and the people were tired and in need of change. Atlee and the Labour party gained a landslide victory by promising a country of fair shares for all, whether they were sick, old, jobless or poor. The idea of Atlee's New Jerusalem gripped the country and became the main part of the Labour manifesto but with huge economic burdens from the war was it too much for him to promise.
At the heart of Atlee's New Jerusalem and the major success of the Labour party was the creation of the National Health Service in July 1948. The NHS was a revolution across the world at the time of its creation, it was the first non-contributory health care system that was accessible to people of all ages, sex and social class. Previous schemes such
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