You mean the government that
armed the UK with nuclear weapons?
The government that pursued economic austerity to bring the deficit down into surplus...
'The UK deficit started out in 1947 at 3 percent of GDP and then immediately went into surplus, as the Attlee government worked to reduce the huge debt racked up in World War II.'
That considerably reduced total public spending in its term ....
Who supported the Act that made Grammar schools accessible to all who could pass the 11 plus
That accepted that even the with a much cheaper to finance NHS (less old people and less expensive advanced treatments available in the 1940's and 50's) that some payment was needed to pay for the system
'By 1950 costs were so high that the principle of free treatment had to be revised and prescriptions were introduced. Bevan resigned in protest.'
Health care cost rise from circa 1.42% to 7.27% of GDP 1945 -2017
That maintained high defence spending as a % of GDP
'In 1950 Britain spent 6.6 per cent of its GDP on defence: more than any major country except the Soviet Union'
That didn't allow strikes
'strikes were illegal until 1951'
That pursued very errr.. Capitalist policies to make sure there was a tax base to pay for the other policies they were brining in.....
'the government’s policy of prioritising export production for currency reasons.'
(This was at a time when the UK public had to endure food rationing and shortages of other goods)
Yes totally like JC and his Marxist chums.....
(for the record I'm in favour of a National Health System but do think we need an honest conversation about what services it should offer and how it should be paid for)
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