The Five Giants – Reviewed by Simon Cramp

In 1942 Sir William Beveridge published his landmark report, laying the groundwork for the post-war welfare state in Britain, aiming to slay the ‘five giants’ of Want, Idleness, Squalor, Disease and Ignorance.  Seventy years on, Agenda Publishing have published a series of books revisiting the current state of these five giants, who are regaining their…