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The Affluent Society, 1951 - 1964 - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Churchill always thought of himself as an international statesman, not a domestic politician. He spent more time abroad, meeting world leaders or relaxing at his favourite holiday spots, than in Downing Street. He believed that is key priority was to help ensure that no new conflict would break out, particularly because of the dangers of nuclear war.
      - His absenteeism meant that day-to-day government was often left to the acting PM Anthony Eden.
      - Churchill tried to avoid controversy: Conservatives who were more critical of the post-war consensus had more limited roles in his government.
        There were tensions within Churchill's government. Butler Macmillan and Eden did not get on well.
        Relations also became strained between Churchill and Eden; as Churchill's heir-apparent, Eden frequently became impatient as he waited for Churchill to step down.
  - - - Butler became Chancellor and Macmillan became Foreign Secretary.
    - - He was anxious about making decisions, and was particularly conscious of his lack of knowledge on economic issues.
      - His weakness as a leader was exemplified when he tried to move Macmillan from the Foreign Office to the treasury in October 1955. Macmillan did not want to leave and delayed his move until December.
  - - - This is an understanding after WWII there was a great deal of agreement between the main political parties on the major issues.
      - The key elements identified as part of the consensus are:
        
        a belief in a mixed economy: involvement by the State as well as as private enterprise.
        
        support for the NHS and the welfare state.
        
        A wish to ensure full employment and to avoid the mass unemployment of the 1930s.
        
        working with both trade unions and employers.