EpisodeS0E25213 min2021-12-09
World War Two
How WW2 Created a Welfare State - WW2 - On the Homefront 013
In predicament due to the extreme situation of war, people are in dire need for a working system of social security. Therefore, Beveridge is instructed by the British government to draw up a report on the state of the country´s insurance schemes. But in his opinion, a war is no time for patching up a collapsing system – and he is ready to make some waves.