Attlee government
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The Attlee government was the post-World War II British Labour administration (1945–1951) that established the modern welfare state, including the National Health Service, and pursued widespread nationalization and social reforms.
Observed surface forms (7)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Attlee ministry | 3 |
| Clement Attlee government | 3 |
| Clement Attlee ministry | 2 |
| Labour government of Clement Attlee | 2 |
| Attlee | 1 |
| Labour government | 1 |
| Labour government 1945–1951 | 1 |
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Government of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
Labour government ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| economicPolicy |
Keynesian demand management
ⓘ
Post-war reconstruction and austerity ⓘ |
| endTime | 1951 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Churchill government
ⓘ
surface form:
Churchill government (1951–1955)
|
| foreignPolicy |
Alignment with the United States in the early Cold War
ⓘ
Participation in the founding of NATO ⓘ Support for the United Nations ⓘ |
| formedAfter | 1945 United Kingdom general election ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment | Clement Attlee ⓘ |
| ideology |
Democratic socialism
ⓘ
Social democracy ⓘ |
| implementedPolicy |
Beginning of British decolonisation
ⓘ
Coal Industry Nationalisation Act 1946 ⓘ Creation of a comprehensive social insurance system ⓘ National Health Service Act 1946 ⓘ
surface form:
Creation of the National Health Service
Education Act 1944 implementation and expansion ⓘ Electricity Act 1947 ⓘ Establishment of the modern British welfare state ⓘ Expansion of council housing ⓘ Expansion of social security ⓘ Gas Act 1948 ⓘ Housing Act of 1949 ⓘ
surface form:
Housing Act 1949
Independence of Burma (Myanmar) ⓘ Independence of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) ⓘ Indian Independence Act 1947 ⓘ
surface form:
Independence of Pakistan
Indian independence and partition ⓘ Introduction of family allowances ⓘ Iron and Steel Act 1949 ⓘ National Assistance Act 1948 ⓘ National Health Service Act 1946 ⓘ National Insurance Act 1946 ⓘ Nationalization of Bank of England ⓘ Nationalization of coal industry ⓘ Nationalization of electricity and gas ⓘ Nationalization of major industries ⓘ Nationalization of railways ⓘ Nationalization of steel industry ⓘ New Towns Act 1946 ⓘ Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949 ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament Act 1949
Town and Country Planning Act 1947 ⓘ Transport Act 1947 ⓘ |
| legislativeMajority |
Labour Party (UK)
ⓘ
surface form:
Labour Party
|
| monarch | George VI ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Creating the post-war British welfare state
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Establishing the British National Health Service ⓘ Extensive nationalisation of key industries ⓘ Managing post-World War II reconstruction in Britain ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Aneurin Bevan
ⓘ
Ernest Bevin ⓘ Herbert Morrison ⓘ Hugh Dalton ⓘ Stafford Cripps ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Churchill government
ⓘ
surface form:
Churchill war ministry
|
| startTime | 1945 ⓘ |
Referenced by (17)
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Attlee
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Attlee ministry
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Labour government 1945–1951
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Clement Attlee ministry
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Attlee ministry
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Clement Attlee ministry
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Clement Attlee government
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Clement Attlee government
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Labour government
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Labour government of Clement Attlee
this entity surface form:
Clement Attlee government
this entity surface form:
Labour government of Clement Attlee
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Attlee ministry