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Author: Nye Davies
Publisher: University of Wales Press
Imprint: University of Wales Press
ISBN: 9781786839671
ISBN 10: 1786839679
Pages: 328
Publication Date: 15 February 2023
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
Aneurin Bevan continues to be regarded as one of the political lodestars of the Labour movement, his actions in office often cited as the outstanding example of how socialist principles can be turned into practical action. We are less familiar with the development of his political thought and the experiences of the 1930s which refined the principles on which he drew. This book, reaching into hitherto inaccessible material, illuminates the background that led to the National Health Service and so much we continue to celebrate today. --Mark Drakeford MS, First Minister of Wales Bevan is a statesman of the past who is of central relevance to our present. The founding principle of his National Health Service--treatment based on medical need, not the ability to pay--is still improving the lives of millions more than seven decades after its creation. Expertly edited by Nye Davies, this collection of articles from Tribune is useful not only for students of Bevan's remarkable life, but for all those who seek to understand the course of post-war British politics. --Nick Thomas-Symonds, MP for Torfaen, Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade
"""Aneurin Bevan continues to be regarded as one of the political lodestars of the Labour movement, his actions in office often cited as the outstanding example of how socialist principles can be turned into practical action. We are less familiar with the development of his political thought and the experiences of the 1930s which refined the principles on which he drew. This book, reaching into hitherto inaccessible material, illuminates the background that led to the National Health Service and so much we continue to celebrate today.""--Mark Drakeford MS, First Minister of Wales ""Bevan is a statesman of the past who is of central relevance to our present. The founding principle of his National Health Service--treatment based on medical need, not the ability to pay--is still improving the lives of millions more than seven decades after its creation. Expertly edited by Nye Davies, this collection of articles from Tribune is useful not only for students of Bevan's remarkable life, but for all those who seek to understand the course of post-war British politics."" --Nick Thomas-Symonds, MP for Torfaen, Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade"
Author Information
Nye Davies is a lecturer in politics at Cardiff University.
