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The Beveridge Report and the welfare state
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The Beveridge Report of 1942, written by William Beveridge, set out a plan to fight five 'giant evils': want, disease, ignorance, squalor and idleness. It became the basis of the modern welfare state, including the NHS and the social security system.
Memory tip: Beveridge's five 'giant evils': want, disease, ignorance, squalor, idleness.
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Who wrote the 1942 report that became the basis of the modern welfare state?
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