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Dr Lee Gregory
Associate Professor in Social Policy, University of Nottingham, and Trustee of Academics Stand Against Poverty (UK)
Eighty years ago the publication of The Beveridge Report created a blueprint for the Welfare State. It was a document that fundamentally shaped the role of government in the provision of support to citizens, which remains an integral part of life in the UK today.
In his book,, Harold Wilson reflects on a conversation