Simon Szreter: Social Security in Britain -cost or benefit ? A historical perspective on a 2015 general election issue

Update: 2015-05-08

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Prof Szreter will discuss the costs and benefits of the long-term history of a national social security system in Britain. He will argue that such a perspective is important for evaluating the current political and policy choices being proposed by the major parties in the general election

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Simon Szreter: Social Security in Britain -cost or benefit ? A historical perspective on a 2015 general election issue

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Simon Szreter: Social Security in Britain -cost or benefit ? A historical perspective on a 2015 general election issue

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Simon Szreter: Social Security in Britain -cost or benefit ? A historical perspective on a 2015 general election issue