English history from 1603-After the Second World War
After the Second World War
After the war, the Labour Government nationalised the railways, the coal mines, steelworks, and gas and electricity industries. They extended the social services provided by the state, insurance against unemployment and old age, weekly benefits for minimal needs and free medical health care for everyone – National Medical Service. Great Britain lost its last colony – India. During the fifties there was a period of growth of the private system. Old colonies formed the Commonwealth. Britain lost influence in world affairs, which resulted in its application for membership in the EEC – European Economy Community. In the sixties, Great Britain was influenced by music, mainly The Beatles and Rolling Stones.
