Which post-war Prime Minister would you say was more important: Clement Attlee or Harold Wilson?

[Tooting Carmen]

IMO Attlee edges it: his reforms were at least marginally more important in the long-term than were Wilson's. Nevertheless, I am interested as to what others think.

[Ayetooey]

Attlee; his post war reforms were very important.

[Tooting Carmen]

Attlee; his post war reforms were very important.

Do you generally approve of them?

[Tooting Carmen]

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[Pro.crasti.nation]

Interesting topic but, beyond me.

[Tooting Carmen]

Anyone else?

[Tooting Carmen]

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[Colonel Frank Grimes]

Both are responsible for creating the social underclass known as Chavs.



That's what a welfare state does: it promotes irresponsible degenerates.

[Tooting Carmen]

Both are responsible for creating the social underclass known as Chavs.



That's what a welfare state does: it promotes irresponsible degenerates.

Poverty and poor education would be as bad if not worse sans welfare state.

[Colonel Frank Grimes]

Poverty and poor education would be as bad if not worse sans welfare state.

What it did was instill bad habits passed down from one generation to another.