The Social Services : The immediate problem and the way forward
1944 1944 1940s 34 pages liberty. It is of course true that in Fascist regimes much importance is attached to the filling up of peoples' leisure to prevent them from thinking about politics, but in a country where there is no ban on thinking, and no compulsion to belong to official organisa...
| Institution: | MCR - The Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick |
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| Language: | English English |
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London : The Socialist Medical Assocation
[1944?]
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liberty. It is of course true that in Fascist regimes much importance is attached to the filling up of peoples' leisure to prevent them from thinking about politics, but in a country where there is no ban on thinking, and no compulsion to belong to official organisations, we need not be afraid of organisation of recreation becoming a barrier to freedom. If the responsibility of society for the personal welfare of all its members is accepted, then the provision of facilities for making leisure-time attractive must be recognised as part of that responsibility. The war has not brought official recognition of this, but the emergencies of war have made necessary some degree of organisation of leisure. For instance the needs of the Forces have brought into being many more canteens, rest rooms, clubs, etc. The Dig for Victory campaign has stimulated interest in gardens and allotments. The clothing shortage has produced Make Do and Mend classes. While most people will be glad to have a little more time for their private and domestic interests after the war, there is no doubt that men and women who have had experience of a much wider social circle than was possible for them before the war will not be content to give all this up and return to the old way of "keeping myself to myself," or to the alternative of roaming the streets or standing in cinema queues or propping up bars in pubs. 15
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