Conservative Domination 1951-64
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- Conservative Domination 1951-64
- 1951 Election (17 Seat Majority)
- Changes in the Electoral System
- Decline of the Liberal Party
- Labour Weakness
- Korean War
- Association with Austerity
- Internal Left/Right divisions
- Tory Strength
- Lord Woolton's organisation and economical reformation
- Promised to build 300,000 houses a year and give more red meat
- Churchill still popular
- Reasons for Domination
- Weakness of Labour Party
- Internal Disputes
- The Left (Bevanites) believed in the power of Unions and a truly socialist Britain, with more state control of the economy and society
- The moderate (Attlee) disagreed
- Nuclear Policy
- Left = unilateral nuclear disarmament (more money for social reforms)
- The right wanted to maintain independent nuclear deterrent
- Europe
- Opposed to Britain joining the EEC
- Internal Disputes
- Conservative Leadership
- Churchill
- Figurehead which helped in the 1951 election due to popularity, but little more
- Eden
- Personal appeal drove the party to a huge majority in 1955
- Macmillan
- Super Mac
- Presided over a period of growing prosperity and affluence
- Personal Appeal
- Never Had it So Good speech
- Winds of Change (Popular dismantling of the Empire)
- Super Mac
- Butler
- Behind the scenes work was crucial throughout Conservative domination of this period
- Churchill
- Economy
- Wages and living standard rose
- Stop-Go taxation to boost election results
- Credit
- Allowed people to borrow and enjoy the luxuries of life after so long
- Housing
- 300,000 a year target was mostly met
- 1957 Rent Act
- More houses available to rent
- Wages and living standard rose
- Weakness of Labour Party
- 13 Wasted Years
- Economy
- Unemployment figures were generally increasing
- Success due to heaving borrowing and credit, dangerous economically
- Leadership
- Eden
- Suez Crisis
- Macmillan
- Night of the Long Knives
- Economy after 1959
- Balance of Trade Deficit downturn
- Days lost to strikes and unemployment rising
- Eden
- Scandals
- Profumo, Vassal, Argyll, Philby
- Britain request to join the EEC vetoed
- Along with actions in the Cold War, suggested Britain was no longer a major power
- Social Problems
- Race Riots
- Tensions developed as immigration was blamed for the housing shortage
- The Government allowed the entire situation to be blamed on Immigration rather than racism, and passed to Commonwealth Immigration Act 1962
- Youth Sub Culture
- Some of the youth had greater affluence, some didn't creating a tense sub culture
- Mods Vs Rockers
- Some of the youth had greater affluence, some didn't creating a tense sub culture
- Race Riots
- Economy
- 1951 Election (17 Seat Majority)
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