Democratic values.First in the series of Fabian autumn lectures 1950: Whither Socialism?-Values in a changing civilization

by Aneurin Bevan

15 pages, Unknown Binding

Published January 1, 1951

About the author

Aneurin "Nye" Bevan was a Welsh politician and member of the British Labour Party who was the Minister for Health in the post-war Attlee government from 1945 to 1951. The son of a coal miner, Bevan was a lifelong champion of social justice and the rights of working people. He was a long-time Member of Parliament (MP), representing Ebbw Vale in southern Wales for 31 years. He was one of the chief spokesmen for the Labour party’s left wing, and of left-wing British thought generally. His most famous accomplishment came when, as Minister of Health, he spearheaded the establishment of the National Health Service, which was to provide medical care free at point-of-need to all Britons.