Clem Attlee Biography by Francis Beckett (2007-1st) Political Politics Labour PB

Clem Attlee\nBeckett, Francis\n\nPublished by Politico's Publishing Ltd, London, 2007. First Edition (thus). Bound in the publisher's illustrated card covers, minor wear to the edges. A little fading to the front cover else in good order. 338pp. Political biography of Clement Richard Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee, KG, OM, CH, PC, FRS, the Labour Party politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1935 to 1955. \nClement Attlee is seen in popular myth as a small, unassuming and modest man (Churchill once said that he had 'plenty to be modest about'). In fact, he was a subtle and skilful political operator - swift, decisive, ruthless and cunning. Inspired by the squalor of the living conditions, he had seen in the East End of London, he determined to put an end to poverty - with the result that his government revolutionised British society. The welfare state and the National Health Service were created, and money was .