... live there. Disease is rampant in the house, everyone has a cold and two of the children are very ill, Katy doesn't know why. The doctor says it is probably because of the water but Katy doesn't believe him. The water is a light brown colour, the same colour as all water she has seen. Katy settles down on her bed (it is her turn on the bed tonight) and tries to get some sleep. It's back to work tomorrow, as it is every day. Katy wishes she could have a break on Christmas day... Such was the way of things in 1900, but this was all to change soon. In 1906 the Liberal Party introduced the first steps of the Welfare State. But why exactly did they do this? Up until 1906 the Government did very little to actually help the poor. All political parties held on to the idea of ...

See this essay or coursework document in full right now