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Beveridge Report

Benefit Caps - No Substitute for Contributions

Sheila Lawlor | Posted 13.03.2013 | UK Politics
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Sheila Lawlor

Most people in the UK, quite rightly, want to help the destitute, the poor, the struggling. It is the mark of a decent, as well as comparatively rich, democracy. But it was never seen as possible or desirable for the taxpayer to take the place of the breadwinner for long-term jobless households

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Is the Welfare State the Sixth Evil?

Sam Bradley | Posted 11.02.2013 | UK
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Sam Bradley

In the seventy years since Beveridge published his report, Britain has changed radically. Society is now more open, more informed and more aware, especially of politics. It's probably fair to say that one person's ideas cannot now hold as much weight as his did, especially if they were coming from under the radar of public consciousness.

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