Post #1284738
2026-04-01 11:02 UTC
@gareth
How complex was it and how long did it take to create the NHS (1948) and nationalise railways (1946), coal (1947), steel, electricity (1946) and other industries after WWII?
Attlee's governments from 1945-1951 nationalised 20% of the UK's entire economy, FFS 🤬
And that was at a time when the UK was broken and bankrupted by two world wars and where housing, utilities, and infrastructure had been destroyed by enemy air raids 🤷
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attlee_ministry
Replies (3)
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@patterfloof@meow.social 2026-04-01 11:46
@TCMuffin @gareth and they've kinda roughly nationalised rail recently, with letting franchises expire & merging them into the flag-powered GBR
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@ravensrod@mstdn.social 2026-04-01 12:31
@TCMuffin @gareth
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@Walrus@toot.wales 2026-04-01 13:31
@TCMuffin @gareth I've been wondering for years how Attlee accomplished so much. Labour Prime Ministers since have taken less and less notice of what the people want, as Labour has been quietly taken over by vested interests. So, I've ordered a book about it... I'll read out the good bits for everyone.