The Working-Class Struggle for Welfare in Britain
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.14452/MR-069-09-2018-02_3Keywords:
Democracy, Labor, MovementsAbstract
The experience of the British working class from the late nineteenth century to the current era of austerity illustrates that for labor, the welfare state is not just a mechanism to enhance the accumulation of capital or reinforce oppression. From the beginning, it was a vital part of the class struggle—and so it remains today.Click here to purchase a PDF version of this article at the Monthly Review website.