Self analyze of William Beveridge -New Britain
Beveridge is targeting the population or rather all citizens of Britain. It is the responsibility of the citizens who make up the society to rise up to the occasion and ensure that the leadership in the government provides good leadership. This is demonstrated through the phrase, “…we in Britain should look first to putting our house in order ……before we try to put the whole world in order” (Beveridge 506). The author specifically talks to the policy makers and government officials who have been vested with the responsibility of ensuring that their citizens live well. The author is against the inequalities and the increasing rate of unemployment that makes many citizens’ lead difficult life.
The main argument that Beveridge is trying to put across to his reader is that they themselves have a role to play in reconstructing their nations after the war. The country is facing many challenges ranging from insufficient employment, poor housing facilities, diseases, idleness and ignorance. Therefore, to ensure that a New Britain is achieved or realized, all the stakeholders should put together their efforts in ensuring that these problems are sorted out. The problems should be well solved before the government moves to other countries since priority should be on the home country. The New Britain should be free and the five problems given should be alleviated for the freedom to be realized. He notes, “New Britain should be free, as free as is humanly possible…” (Beveridge 506).
In advancing his thesis/argument, the author uses key terms which help in delivering his message clearly. Some of the terms that are employed include freedom and want. Freedom is used by the author to express his desire to liberate the people of Britain from the problems that face them. For instance, the term is used in reference to the five major problems or evils that affect the people of Britain. He uses “Freedom from five giant evils” in reference to the need to liberate the people from the chains of disease, squalor, ignorance, want and idleness (Beveridge 506).
On the other hand, freedom from want is used by the author to imply the need for the people to have a minimum income that is able to meet their responsibilities even in times of emergencies. This is achieved through a number of ways. One of the ways that this can become a reality is through social insurance. In this scheme, people employed are supposed to make contributions that are deducted from their earnings that will be of help during periods or emergency or when they are out of employment. Furthermore, the abolishment of want can be achieved through enactment of legislation, providing for children allowances and catering for those expenses borne when children are born and/or at the maternity.
There is a need for the people and all stakeholders to be concerned about the problems that face Britain. The problems that people face are rife and affect the general living and functioning of the people. For instance, lack of social insurance policies among many people affects them adversely during time of emergencies and unemployment. These should not be the case, as appropriate measures can be instituted to ensure that all people enjoy better living standards in Britain. Therefore, all people need to be concerned in order to improve their living standards and assist in taking their country to greater heights.
To be able to meet a New Britain the liberties of people should be respected, use of state powers to alleviate the five giants and changing some of the government machineries should be done. Furthermore, the spirit of democracy should prevail among the citizens. Last but not least people should engage in discussion on the best approaches of ensuring that the challenges they face are dealt with in order to attain a New Britain (Beveridge 515).
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