HEALING THEMSELVES. "And how is our White Paper this morning?"  [Every doctor is receiving a questionnaire drawn up by the British Institute of Public Opinion on the new government proposals.] Keywords: National Health Service (NHS), welfare state, postwar world, healthcare system, Beveridge Report, British Institute of Public Opinion, British Gallup + The Beveridge Report, officially entitled Social Insurance and Allied Services is a government report, published in November 1942, influential in the founding of the welfare state in the United Kingdom. It was drafted by the Liberal economist William Beveridge who proposed widespread reforms to the system of social welfare to address what he identified as "five giants on the road of reconstruction": "Want… Disease, Ignorance, Squalor and Idleness". Published in the midst of World War II, the report promised rewards for everyone's sacrifices. Overwhelmingly popular with the public, it formed the basis for the post-war reforms known as the welfare state, which include the expansion of National Insurance and the creation of the National Health Service. Keywords: Ministry of Labour and National Service, col miners, Bevin Boys, nursery rhymes, working women, women at war, Homefront. Source: British PUNCH humor/satire magazine, April 5, 1944 original, pulled from the magazine, not a modern reproduction. Illustrated by L. Raven-hill.  Size 8 1/2 x 11" (approximately) Condition: excellent -- thin low-grade war-time paper with toning but otherwise clean; the page has been humidified and flattened for best appearance and for framing; the backside has unrelated text with some show-through (ghosting) possible -- please look closely. Over 4,500 Punch cartoons listed for sale (store category "Punch cartoons") -- humor, satire and propaganda; combine orders and save shipping charges. Questions are always welcome. If buying more than one, please use 'Add to Basket' instead and I will adjust your invoice before you pay. WHO IS THE ARTIST?  Ernest Howard Shepard: Undoubtedly one of the greatest illustrators of all time, Shepard is synonymous with the visual creation in 1924 of 'Winnie the Pooh' for AA Milne's children's book of the same name. However, Shepard started at Punch magazine two decades earlier as a jobbing cartoonist, drawing domestic scenes of anachronistic grandmothers and children wise before their time. His experiences at the frontline during the battles of the Great War marked a change in style and his cartoons from WW1, though not as numerous, form an important part of the collection. Upon his return from war with a Military Cross, Shepard continued at Punch and was made a permanent member of the editorial staff in 1921. What followed was a prolific period in the interwar period, starting political cartoons in 1933 and being made chief Cartoonist in 1945. Although not fond of political cartooning his work during WW2 is as light as it is acerbic and contrasts with the bolder, less humorous lines of Leslie Illingworth and Bernard Partridge. In total Shepard drew around 1,500 cartoons and illustrations for Punch in a career spanning 6 decades. Truly a giant in the world of illustration. WHAT IS PUNCH? Punch, a magazine of humor and satire, ran from 1841-2002. A very British institution renowned internationally for its wit and irreverence, it helped to coin the term "cartoon" in its modern sense as a humorous illustration. Punch was the world's most celebrated magazine of wit and satire. From its early years as a campaigner for social justice to its transformation into national icon, Punch played a central role in the formation of British identity -- and how the rest of the world saw the British nation. In its formative years Punch combined humors, illustration and political debate with a fresh and radical audacity. During its heyday in the late 1800s, it reflected the conservative views of the growing middle-classes and copies of it could be found in the libraries of diplomats, cabinet ministers and even royalty. In the Western world, Punch played a significant role in the development of satire. In the world of illustration, it practically revolutionized it. Over the decades as it charted the interests, concerns and frustrations of the country and today it stands as an invaluable source of cartoon art, satire, but as primary source material for historians.