There was no welfare state,... by Barbara Castle, a British Politician

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“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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Barbara Castle

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Name: Barbara Castle

Nationality: British

Date of Birth: Oct 6, 1910

Date of Death: May 3, 2002

Profession: Politician

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