Liberal reforms

In this essay I will show to what extent the Liberal Government of 1906 to 1914 set up a welfare state in Britain, why they were so concerned with the health of the nation, what reforms they introduced in order to improve the nation’s health and why this was a period of major reform in Britain. A welfare state is a state with social services controlled or financed by the Government. These service aim to protect …

…stepping stones towards a true welfare state. By establishing the principle of Government duty to intervene, but the Government only laid the foundations for a welfare state; they did not set it up. References (1) The Concise Dictionary of quotations Bibliography (1) D Fraser, The Evolution of the British Welfare State. (2) J R Hay, The Origins of the Liberal Welfare Reforms. (3) GR Searle, The Liberal Party: Triumph and Disintegration. (4) P Thane, The Origins of British Social Policy.