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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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Hitler was a socialist – not right wing
I have recently come across a book called “Liberal Fascism” by Jonah Goldberg. He makes two points that really ring bells. The first is that the widespread idea that fascism – including Hitler and Mussolini – is of the Right … Continue reading
Welfare reform reduced poverty in America. When will the Tories endorse it?
I attended a talk by Professor Larry Mead at the Institute of Economic Affairs the night before last. He gave his talk in a scholarly, methodical way – quite different from the more openly partisan talk given by Ron Haskins … Continue reading
Recommended reading
I had difficulty for a while finding a long-run history of social security so I was glad to find England’s Road to Social Security by Karl de Schweinitz. Despite its pro-welfare state bias, it also describes very well those people … Continue reading
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