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Conservative PM'S - Coggle Diagram
Conservative PM'S
MacMillan
Built loads of houses
300,000 a year
Not a good quality
Under Churchill
More than labour
Survivied the Suez Crisis and became PM after Eden
"You've never had it so good!"
Economy under him is doing well
During the end of his tenure it stagnates slightly and strikes start occuring
Did much of the work under Churchill
Kept union relations healthy
WW1 War hero
Continues Labour's policy of Decolonisation
Makes reform to Criminal justice system
Doesnt get rid of capital punishment but reduces amount of people eligable for it
One Nation Conservative
North East Constituency
Very deprived area
Mass Unemployment
Affected his policy of Government repsonsibility
Political Concensus
Labour nationalisation
Cabinet full of fellow aristocrats
He then gets rid of seven of them, inclduing the Chancellor of the exchequer
Shows strong leadership or holding onto power?
"Supermac"
Establishment out of touch?
1963 when he leaves office
Scandals
Profumo affair
Churchill
Had a stroke so MacMillan ad Eden ran things in the backround
Got rid/reduced rationing
"More red meat"
"Set the people free"
Lord Beaverbrook heavily influenced his campaign
Deterioated
Old
Had a stroke
Begrudginly accepted fall of empire and new post-war realities
Butler and Eden did most of the work
Promised to build 300,000 houses a year
Woolton reviatalised the conservative party
Appealed to party mamebers and had gahtered
£1 million for campaigning
Encouraged the selection of cnadidates from a wider range of social backgrounds
By 1952 membership reached 2.8 million with many younger members
Became minister for interior affairs
Liberal voters tended to vote conservative rather than labour
ID cards abolished in 1952
Eden
Suez Crisis
Threatened British control over Suez Canal because of nationalisation
Had to back down due to pressure from America USSR
Makes UK look weak
Forced English forces to withdraw
Misleads the house of commons
WW2
Resigned over appeasement
Reinstated by Churchill
1955 election portrayed Eden as very popular
People were happy with their living standards
Alot of experience in foreign affairs
WW1 Veteran
Ill-health
Style over substance?