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Politics 1951-64 x (Definitions (Post war consensus- agreement between the…

- - - - Lost then but overturned it in a year
  - - - became leader of Transport and General Workers Union in 1956
      - lead opposition to Gaitskell over nuclear weapons
- - - - disliked by own party
      - introduced tax cuts before 1955 election only to raise them again afterwards
      - Linked closely to the policy of appeasment
  - - - Churchills heir apparant , was forgien secretary in WW2 and then acting Prime Minister .Became actual Prime minister 1955-1957
        
        Eden had little confidence from his own party
        
        all polititcal experince in Forgien Polocy no economics and no interest in domestc affairs
        
        was seen as too conciliatory of the unions
        
        tired to move Macmillian from Forgien office to treasury in october and macmillian delayed it till December
        
        Suez Crisis 1956,
        
        40 MP rebelled and cheif whip Heath didnt agree
        
        lied to the house of common saying Britain did not know of Ireals plan to invade Egypt
        
        attacked by Labour party and pree esp Manchester Guardian
        
        Exposed Uk financial dependance on the US
        
        avoided industrial conflict like Churchill
    - - minister in both liberal and conservative goernments, led Britain to victory in 1945. Priminister 1951-1955
        
        Not a good post war Priminister
        
        80 years old in 1955
        
        Saw himself as an international statesman not a domestic politician
        
        lots of holidays
        
        tried to make sure there was no new conflict esp bc of nuclear war
        
        Had joined the liberals in 1904 before WW2 became conservative , he tried again to persuade liberals to join his cabinet in 1951 term
        
        Anthony Eden acted as PM, with RAB Butleras Chancellor of the exequer and Macmillian on housing
        
        Eden, Butler and Macmillian tension
        
        Eden became impatient with Churchill
        
        Conservatives critical of post war concensus gien limited rolls
    - - Military liasion :WW2, Churchills housing minister and edens forgien secretary a one nation conservative . Prime Minister 1957-1963
        
        Election
        
        Not too badly damaged from Suez
        
        Versed Rab Butler
        
        seen as safe choice with few enemys
        
        had disagreed in 1930's over appeasment and Great depression
        
        Full control for 5 years
        
        1959 electopn 100 seat victory
        
        'supermac'
        
        used media and TV political opportunity
- - - - Secondary Moderns for the bsics
      - technical schools for vocational skills ( under churchill ignored due to finacnes but pushed under Eden)
      - Grammar schools for the most talented
  - - - Clean Air aAct 56
      - Housing and Factory Act
    - - Homocide Act 1957 - restricted death penalty
      - 1957 recommended Wolfend commission for homosexualslegalisation
- - - - John Profumo, the Defense secretary, relations with Christine Keeler who was also sleeping with Soviet Spy Ivanov
      - Profumo lied about his actions