There was no welfare state, and people had to rely mainly on the Poor Law - that was all the state provided. It was very degrading, very humiliating. And there was a means test for receiving poor relief.
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Nationality: British Type: Politician Born: October 6, 1910 Death: May 3, 2002 |
“In England and America people tend to graze all day long, but I think it's such a waste to be constantly picking at food because you then can't enjoy a proper full meal when the time comes.”
“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.”