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How much difference will Labour make if it wins the general election?

History Today | The World’s Leading Serious History Magazine
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If Labour win the UK general election on 4 July , the big political question is this: how much difference will they make? In the postwar era, despite grand manifestos and party pledges, most elections have brought continuity rather than profound waves of change.

Clement Attlee promised voters a radical programme of change despite a cash-strapped Treasury .

Attlee ’s plan aimed to keep a lid on consumption so resources could be targeted on greater priorities: exports, investment and the social programme.

The new National Health Service , a more comprehensive social security system and the boost to social housebuilding were paid for by keeping the progressive system of taxation imposed during the war years .

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English

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