On Monju's Hot Seat , Relaks Radio, Ripon, on behalf of UCAN, talked about the state of Britain today in the context of welfare system and the housing crisis. Whilst on the show for two hours with Manju Haque, Ripon shared his thoughts on the way the welfare state has been transformed since its creation. In the 19th century, a period of great industrial change in Britain, welfare services were needed to improve the conditions of workers. Germany competed against Britain to develop such a system that was about advancing the safety-net for workers to compete in the global economic market. Most of the welfare services, however, were provided by churches, charities and trade unions. After the Second World War the state nationalised many of these services.There were mass social housing development programmes, the creation of the National Health Service and the welfare and social care functions provided by national governments. Ripon went on to say that since
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