Labour's Health Service tea towel

£14.00
100% Organic Cotton
Made in the UK
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  • Sturdy half panama unbleached US cotton (48cm x 70cm)
  • Our special inks mean that colours last in the wash
  • Includes hanging loop
  • Designed and manufactured in the UK
  • Delivery with Royal Mail, free on orders over £35
  • 100-day money back guarantee if you change your mind

Based on a 1950 General Election poster, this tea towel celebrates one of the Labour Party’s greatest legacies: the National Health Service. 

After the Second World War, Great Britain was in tatters. Cities had been blitzed, and a whole generation of working-age men had been killed or injured. The people wanted change: they wanted hope after so many years of despair. And on the 5th of July 1945, just two months after the war had ended, they voted overwhelmingly for that change, electing Attlee’s Labour Government with a landslide majority. The manifesto promised to “Face the Future” and build a new Jerusalem out of the rubble of war.

Central to Labour’s post-war vision was the creation of the new National Health Service, first proposed by the Labour-allied Socialist Medical Association and included in Labour's 1935 election manifesto. The NHS was Labour through and through, and it was Labour’s Nye Bevan who pushed it through parliament and got the doctors on board. On the 5th of July, 1948, the NHS opened its doors for the first time, where everyone could receive care free at the point of use. The Conservatives voted against it a whopping 21 times. 

Go on: celebrate Labour’s Health Service with this fabulous tea towel. 

Half Panama unbleached organic cotton (heavy weight, textured finish). Stitched on all four sides. Includes hanging loop. Measures approximately 48cm x 70cm. Machine wash at 40 degrees centigrade max. We recommend that before you use your tea towel for the first time you wash it at least once to soften up the material and make it more absorbent for drying dishes. Please note size can vary slightly.

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    Posted by Jim Galbraith on 30th Dec 2022

    Would have chosen a different colour but pleased with tea towel