"the poverty of aspirations" was originally coined by Ernest Bevin (rather
than Aneurin Bevan) in a speech in the late 1940s.
Sorry: can't find the speech; don't know the context.
I hope this snippet can be of some use to you.
Duncan Murphy
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Subject: 'The poverty of aspirations'
> Can someone help me? I am trying to find the origin of the term 'the
> poverty of aspirations'. Who first used the term and in what
> context?
>
> It has been suggested to me that it may have been used first
> by Bevan in a speech, but I can find no traces of the speech.
>
> Many thanks
>
> Claire Callender
> Prof Claire Callender
> South Bank University
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