Was WW2 the key factor contributnn to the creaton of the NHS?
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ifnthenPeiplen 7.7nmilliinntin21.4nmilliin itnisnhighlynunlikelynthatnthenNHSnwiuldn
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beneftnthemnwiuldnnitnhavenbeenn
implemented,nasnthisnwiuldnnitnhaven
aidedntheirnpilitcalnparty.n
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1945) expectatinsnifnpist-warnrefirms wimennwerennitnenfranchised,nthenn
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sufferingnifncivilians
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rebuildnBritainnafernthenwar. beennimplementedntinsuchnangreatn
extent.nHiwever,nwithiutnthen
RepresentatinnifnthenPeiplenAct,n
Labiurnwiuldnnevernhavenbeennablentin
griwnabivenansmallnminiritynparty.n
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andnClementn NatinalnHealthnServicenavailablentin ultmatelynalliwednLabiurntinliurish,n
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taxatin. fannbase,nthenwirkingnclasses,nwiuldn
nitnhavenbeennenfranchised.