The initial ideas for the #BeveridgeReport were discussed over the dining table of the Old Palace, Canterbury between 3 #Balliol College, #Oxford, friends, with links to #Toynbee Hall, East London: William #Beveridge, Archbishop William #Temple and R H #Tawney.

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William Beveridge's views on how to address squalor in the era of post WW2 reconstruction

My first post here. I stepped in at short notice today to write & deliver a lecture on #Squalor one of the five giants in the #BeveridgeReport. There is little mention of #housing in the report but he does have some sensible things to say about #PlanningforHousing in the Pillars of Security"

In 1942, in the midst of World War II, British economist Sir William Beveridge was tasked with a bold mission: to design a system that would provide security “from cradle to grave” for every citizen. The result? The Beveridge Report. 📜 #BeveridgeReport #UKHistory