I am glad this is an electrician forum and not an historical forum. There is far more to history than the recent. The NHS was born in the very early years between the first and second world wars, as war became more probable, politicians were concerned about the loss of life that they witnessed during the first world war. At that time no provisions were made for the families of soldiers who went to fight for their country. Widows had no pension, unless their husband was an officer, widows and their children had to be cared for by their families. The government could not face the popular if that ever occurred again,to protect themselves they started negotiations as early as 1934.
This gave rise to not only the NHS but a benefits system, and eventually a widows pension scheme and ultimately a widows compensation scheme.
So who won the second world war?
What a stupid question. Leningrad was a massacre, an all out loss, for both sides, putting vast numbers against equal numbers in terrible conditions, just ups the headcount.
For most people the problems with NI started in 1971, try a hundred years before! Just less in reality, but nonetheless not recent.
There is plenty of information at your fingertips these days, I suggest you all use it and then give an informed view, instead of trying to score brownie points against other members who are less informed.
Argument and debate is an act of presenting evidence that you believe to be correct,we all know that this information can be corrupt, by your enthusiasm to accept all the facts, by bias reports (just look at our journalists) by conviction, or by education.
If any person disagrees with what I say, I ask them for the evidence, I then digest that evidence, cross checking and come to a conclusion. If proved wrong I will congratulate that person, if I disagree I will continue the debate with counter claim, such is debate and argument.
be nice keep it factual, and remember if it ever gets personal you have lost.