Why did the Conservatives stay in power for so long? 1951-64
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- What is the most important reason for Conservative Dominance 1951-64?
- Labour weaknesses
- Internal disputes
- Gaitskell was unable to solve them
- Over unilateral disarmament and NHS - free optical care
- Left wanted unilateralism Right didn't
- Left of party (Bevanites) wanted a more socialist Britain and wanted workers unions to have a say in party policies
- Left of the party also wanted greater commitment to Clause IV and greater control over industry, economy, society
- Internal disputes
- Conservative Economic policies
- Industrial growth
- Increase in trade
- attempted to maintain a strong sterling area
- 500% rise in car ownership
- More credit available
- Consumer boom
- 1957 Rent act
- Housing boom due to promise of building 300,000 a year
- House waiting lists declined
- Gov. expenditure on health, education and housing rose
- Attempted to achieve 'full employment'
- Use of interest rates and import controls to avoid inflation and deflation
- Conservative Social Policies
- Increased spending on welfare
- 300,000+ houses built a year
- Changed the education system
- Robbins Report - 1963
- expanded unis and enabled higher grants
- 6000+new schools built
- 11 new universities built
- 1957 Homicide act
- accelerated the process to abolish the death penalty
- Robbins Report - 1963
- Labour weaknesses
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