How a Broke Britain Spent Its Way Out of Trouble

Описание: Clement Attlee arguably inherited the toughest challenge of any British Prime Minister. In 1945, Britain had just secured victory in Europe — but faced economic collapse. Debt stood at 250% of GDP, the population was exhausted, and the economy had to shift from wartime production to peacetime recovery.

Unlike the aftermath of World War I, Attlee envisioned a fairer Britain, built on equality, dignity, and opportunity. Despite crippling debt and the constraints of a strict American loan, Attlee led a government that delivered one of the greatest transformations in British history.

Some of the notable stuff he did:

The founding of the NHS (National Health Service)

The nationalisation of key industries (coal, railways, steel, and more)

The building of millions of council houses for working people

Continued food rationing and price controls after WW2 to manage scarcity (it wasn't all sunlit uplands).

Attlee’s legacy lives on — and he is consistently ranked among the greatest Prime Ministers in UK history.

This short video explains why Clement Attlee’s post-war Labour government changed Britain forever — in just 4 minutes.

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