The five giants nicholas timmins

The five giants: a biography of the welfare state. No suitable files to display here. These were the Five Giants that loomed over the post-war reconstruction of Britain. The battle against them was fought by five gargantuan programmes that made up the core of the Welfare State. Early years First steps Professional growth Public recognition Peak period Later years Public interest Professional activity Media attention
Nicholas Timmins, who has seen how the Welfare State works every day for the last two decades, assesses the key personalities, the key problems, the key victories and key defeats in his anecdotal, witty and illuminating study of the Welfare State from the s to the present day.