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Before the welfare state
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The Greycoat Hospital
The Greycoat Hospital was once a workhouse. It has since been a hospital and a school. It has a very long welfare history. It has now been taken over by the state.
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The Greycoat Hospital
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Education and State
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East Side Story – visit to a charity (2)
I visited Community Links for a second time last week. I have lost most of my notes but here is some of what I remember. 1. Cutbacks to citizens’ advice and legal aid The first thing the policy people at … Continue reading
Posted by James Bartholomew
Indexed in Behaviour & Crime, Charity, Parenting, Reform, Welfare benefits
Charity work in the East End
I visited a charity called Community Links towards the end of last year, to find out what it does. I saw two of its various activities. The first was helping people get back into work. This is done on behalf … Continue reading
Posted by James Bartholomew
Indexed in Behaviour & Crime, Charity, Education, Reform, Welfare benefits
The Archbishop criticises capitalism
It is a shame and shameful that the Church of England has deviated so far from what it could and should be about. First it should be about the religion itself – about leading a Christian life, behaving well, helping … Continue reading
Posted by James Bartholomew
Indexed in Charity
Mapp and Lucia had a local hospital
After writing The Welfare State We’re In, I now notice instances of welfare provision as they appear in novels which previously I would have missed. Recently I listened again to an audio-book of Mapp and Lucia, the comic novel by … Continue reading
Debate: Does public spending gives us enough bang for our buck?
In the wake of the budget, I will be taking part in a lunchtime debate tomorrow (Thursday) on the subject: “Does public spending gives us enough bang for our buck?”. It will come no surprise to those who have read … Continue reading
For more about charity…
The reference to The Welfare State We’re In in the Wall Street Journal Econoblog yesterday related to the parts of my book concerning charity. Those who are interested to pursue the subject further could look at the references to the … Continue reading
Posted by James Bartholomew
Indexed in Charity
David Cameron in favour of charity and quoting Hayek, too!
Below is a section from a David Cameron speech this month. It is clear that he intends to support charity as a part of his approach to welfare. I am a sceptic about Cameron but this, as far as it … Continue reading
Posted by James Bartholomew
Indexed in Charity
A revival of charity should be welcomed with enthusiasm
(Unedited version of article which appeared in the Daily Express last week.) Just when you think that the world is getting into a worse and worse state, something happens to revive your faith. Yesterday it was revealed that a ‘hedge … Continue reading
Posted by James Bartholomew
Indexed in Charity
David Beckham’s little recognised charitable work
If you Google ‘David Beckham charity’ you discover that his involvement in charities is much larger than most people realise.
Posted by James Bartholomew
Indexed in Charity
‘This letter is granted to the applicant in being poor. Its acceptance therefore by anyone not really poor constitutes an abuse of charity.’
I was fascinated today to come across a sidelight on the psychology of welfare before the welfare state. I was doing a check on the history of Moorfields, the eye hospital. The hospital’s own website reveals how it was set … Continue reading