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Yes. In Britain (and I suppose in mainland Europe too) the jolt came at the end of World War II.
Society in general - and returning service-people in particular - refused to accept the status quo ante.
Supported by our American friends' economic largesse / self-interest, there emerged a social and geo-political revolution.
In that moment, amongst many other societal improvements, the NHS and decolonisation became firmly established.
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Yes. In Britain (and I suppose in mainland Europe too) the jolt came at the end of World War II.
Society in general - and returning service-people in particular - refused to accept the status quo ante.
Supported by our American friends' economic largesse / self-interest, there emerged a social and geo-political revolution.
In that moment, amongst many other societal improvements, the NHS and decolonisation became firmly established.