Last weekend I was a bit confused by a discussion I had with a comrade there, I think from the CWO. If I understood his argument right (which I may not have) I think he was saying that the NHS and welfare state were not gains for the working class, I thought that after the war the bourgeoisie introduced these because they were scared of the threat of revolution and the influence of communist ideas, and all the returning soldiers were a real threat to the "social order".

Can someone go into a bit of detail on the ICC's (or the left communist in general) position on these reforms?