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Consensus politics (1957-1963: MacMillan (Economic --> stagflation +…
Consensus politics
1957-1963: MacMillan
Political
Supermac: well liked, mastery of media, good oratory style
Gradually less popular: mishading of the profumo affair scandal, vassal spy case and night of the long knives
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Social
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Pockets of deprivation: retirees, single parents, those too rich for benefits but not enough for good living standards
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1951-1956: Churchill
Social
Reform housing policy (more, lesser quality), little change
Economic
+mild Keynesianism (privatization of coal industry) +stop&go, end of rationing, costly welfare
FP
Commitment to global UK role (KW ends, nuclear armement)
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1964-1970: Wilson
Economic: inflation
Attempt to subdue unions (in place of strife) but fail: concede because abour represents laborer interests
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Social
Lots of reform: 1967 abortion legalized, race relations, immigration...
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1970-1974: Heath
Economic
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Seek to cut taxes and public spending: accused of abandoning mixed economy and WS and of prioritizing economic calculations over social progress
1974-1976: Wilson
Industrial unrest, oil crisis, labor divided, inflation
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