World War Two

Season 0, Episode 252

Episode Title: How WW2 Created a Welfare State - WW2 - On the Homefront 013

Air Date: 2021-12-09

Overview:

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.