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Salient. Victoria University of Wellington Student's Newspaper. Volume 31, Number 7. April 23 1968

Welfare state 'a myth'

Welfare state 'a myth'

The Welfare State grew out of the assumption "the past must be shaken off", Bruce Mason said last Wednesday. He was speaking at Victoria University about "The Myth of the Welfare State".

"Apparently this has been successful", he said, "for at one stage speakers in Hyde Park equated the political system in New Zealand with that of the Soviet Union."

"A concept is usually called a myth when it is in decline," he said.

Mr. Mason told the audience that the Welfare State began in the 18th century and "succeeded in seducing Generations of Scots, Irish and English into transporting civilization."

"The Industrial Revolution had destroyed family life and turned the individual into city crowds."

Mr. Mason announced that he would produce a 13-part "Domesday Book" for television.

This would show the physical, spiritual, and moral "elements" of the country.

It would include subjects like work and leisure.