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1951-64 1951 Conservative Post-war boom Strong regional and class Cold War Winston
election victory with 17 loyalties, reinforced by Churchill -
seat majority however 1951-61 real wages stereotypes used in film 1950-53 Korean War, Conservative
Labour wins more votes almost double and radio - in 1951 more Britain sends in 2nd Prime Minister
than half the working largest number of 1951-55,
Labour divided by Clause 1954 end of food class voted Labour and soldiers after US suffered stroke
IV, prescription charges rationing 80% middle class voted impairing his
(only in very early 50s), Conservative 1952 Mau Mau speech in
nuclear deterrent (CND), Rapid population rebellion in Kenya - 1953,
and block voting (Trade growth: 5% increase 75% women married, Britain's rep damaged considered self
Unions), weakening the 1951-61 average age of marriage after exposure of an
party 21 atrocities committed by international
1955 full British Army statesman
Labour manifesto not employment 1951 only 1/5 women (especially
quantitative, weak and worked - Family 1956 Suez Crisis concerned
directionless Pre-1955 election Allowance an aspect of with
Butler giveaway welfare state designed 1957 EEC formed preventing
Conservative policy in budget provides to ensure they didn't without Britain nuclear
line with post-war middle class with tax need to conflict),
consensus (welfare cuts 1957 Britain's first disinterested
state, full employment, 1951 Festival of Britain hydrogen bomb tested, in party politics
mixed economy) AKA Britain second represented beginning lagging a few years and domestic
Butskellism highest income per of a modern age for behind USSR and US policy
capita after USA, but many
1951 Conservative lower growth rate 1957 Ghana granted Anthony Eden
manifesto pledges 300 than other European Post-war rebuilding of independence - Conservative
000 houses to be built powers and low new towns in the 1940s acting Prime
each year successfully productivity broke up traditional 1960 abandonment of Minister under
overseen by Macmillan communities Blue Streak missile Churchill,
Wage growth faster development to be Prime Minister
1955 Churchill resigns than production 1952 Equal Pay for replaced by American 1955-57,
for health, Eden takes growth = inflation teachers - benefits Polaris submarine considered
over leading to stop-go limited mostly to middle weapons system, charismatic
policies class demonstrating reliance and skilled in
1955 Gaitskell becomes foreign policy,
Labour leader Balance of payments Early 50s Teddy Boys 1960 Macmillan's resigned with
deficit as demand prominent youth 'Winds of Change' Churchill over
1955 Eden calls a surpassed supply and subculture, late 50s speech in Capetown appeasement,
general election, goods were Mods and Rockers reputation
Conservative victory imported rather than 1961 first EEC ruined by Suez
increasing majority to 60 produced - however 1955 rock n roll reaches application, negotiated Crisis
seats, also gaining the deficit decreased Britain by Heath, submitted
most votes through 1950s and R.A. Butler -
became surplus by 1955 launch of ITV 1963 first EEC Conservative
1956 Suez Crisis leads to 1960 allows advertising to application vetoed by Chancellor
Conservative MP expand Charles de Gaulle - bad 1951-55, party
rebellion against Eden Financial pressure relationship between leadership
from US after Suez 1956 Suez Crisis and France and Britain candidate in
,1957 Eden resigns, intervention causes early 60s scandals resultantly 1957 and 1963
Macmillan becomes PM run on the pound, catalysed loss of social but not as
but value was deference and trust in 1963 Kenya granted popular within
1959 Macmillan calls regained within a the Establishment independence party as he
general election, few years was with the
Conservative victory Hire purchase facilitated public, partly
increasing majority to 1959 budget consumerism and home because of
100 seats, also gaining provides tax cuts ownership links with
most votes (however double that of Butler appeasement
liberal vote double that in 1955 1957-59 TV ownership
of previous 2 elections) increased 30%, car Harold
1959 European Free ownership 25%, washing 'Supermac'
1957 Homicide Act Trade Association machine ownership Macmillan -
restricts use of death EFTA formed as EEC 50%, refrigerator Conservative
penalty alternative but only ownership 60% housing
moderately minister 1951-
1957 Wolfenden successful 1958 first motorways 55, foreign
Commission built as car ownership minister 1955-
recommends 1960-64 economic rose 57, Prime
decriminalisation of growth peaks Minister 1957-
homosexuality (by 1950s, 700 000 63, one-nation
Conservative MP) 1961 pay pause immigrants into Britain, tory, blamed
(stop-go policy) and 1.3 million emigrants political
1959 at Labour Party IMF loan leaving - by the 60s fluctuations of
Conference, Gaitskell there were still more 'events, dear
proposes Clause IV 1961 first EEC people leaving than boy, events',
abolition, unsuccessfully application arriving close with JFK
1961 George Blake spy 1961-64 exports 1958 Notting Hill Riots, Hugh Gaitskell
scandal increase 10% with racial tensions - Labour leader
however imports exacerbated by right- 1955-63 until
1962 John Vassall remain 20% higher wingers such as Oswald his death,
scandal Mosely member of the
1963 EEC application Labour Right,
1962 Macmillan's 'Night rejected 1958 rise of CND introduced
of the Long Knives', encouraged tendency to prescription
dramatic cabinet 1963 Beeching challenge authority charges while
reshuffle, 1/3 sacked, report resulted in Chancellor
weakened government massive cuts and Less than 2% population under Attlee
and Macmillan's image closure of 30% rail could holiday abroad starting
network, isolating Bevanite
1963 Profumo Affair - rural areas more and Late 50s Angry Young Quarrel, anti-
married cabinet member causing outrage Men (writers challenging EEC
John Profumo had an traditional expectations
affair with Christine 1964 growth with bitter and intense Nye Bevan -
Keeler, who had links to increases to 6%, 2% works they saw fitting Labour cabinet
a Soviet spy, resulting in higher than 1963, for contemporary minister under
Profumo's resignation however still behind society) e.g. 'Look Back Attlee,
and criticisms of Europe in Anger', John resigned in
Conservative Osbourne 1956 1951 over
government prescription
, 1958 Sheelagh Delaney charges
1963 death of Gaitskell, 'A Taste of Honey' introduced by
Wilson becomes Labour Gaitskell in the
Leader 1959 teenagers = 10% Bevanite
population Quarrel, with
the support of
Early 60s satire boom the Labour
e.g. TV show 'That Was Left, defeated
the Week That Was' in in Labour
1962 leadership
election in
1960 end of National 1955 by
Service provides young Gaitskell,
people with more free changed his
time and less rigid mind to
attitudes become in
favour of
1962 Commonwealth nuclear
Immigration Act deterrent in
1957 (even the
1962 Anthony Burgess 'A Labour Left
Clockwork Orange' was divided
over the issue)
1964 Mods and Rockers
clash at Brighton, Clement Attlee
Clacton and Margate - Labour post-
with public reaction of war Prime
moral panic, however Minister until
violence was 1951, Labour
exaggerated by media leader until
1955
1951 total holidays 27
million, holidays abroad Frank Cousins
2 million - left-wing
leader of
TGWU from
1956, against
nuclear
deterrent,
most
important TU
leader to begin
TU adoption of
hostile left-
wing stances
to government
Alec Douglas
Home -
Conservative
Prime Minister
, 1963-64 as a
compromise
candidate, had
to give up his
peerage to sit
in the
Commons
instead of
Lords,
introduced
formal
elections for
Conservative
leadership
from 1965
Peter
Thorneycroft -
Conservative
MP, until 1958
Chancellor
under
Macmillan,
resigned after
Macmillan
refused drastic
monetarist
spending cuts
Enoch Powell -
Conservative
MP, critical of
post-war
consensus,
famous for
'rivers of
blood' speech
1968, left
Conservatives
in 1974
encouraging
voters to chose
Labour, then
elected
representing
the Ulster
Unionist Party
Oswald
Mosely - Union
Movement
1951-64 1951 Conservative Post-war boom Strong regional and class Cold War Winston
election victory with 17 loyalties, reinforced by Churchill -
seat majority however 1951-61 real wages stereotypes used in film 1950-53 Korean War, Conservative
Labour wins more votes almost double and radio - in 1951 more Britain sends in 2nd Prime Minister
than half the working largest number of 1951-55,
Labour divided by Clause 1954 end of food class voted Labour and soldiers after US suffered stroke
IV, prescription charges rationing 80% middle class voted impairing his
(only in very early 50s), Conservative 1952 Mau Mau speech in
nuclear deterrent (CND), Rapid population rebellion in Kenya - 1953,
and block voting (Trade growth: 5% increase 75% women married, Britain's rep damaged considered self
Unions), weakening the 1951-61 average age of marriage after exposure of an
party 21 atrocities committed by international
1955 full British Army statesman
Labour manifesto not employment 1951 only 1/5 women (especially
quantitative, weak and worked - Family 1956 Suez Crisis concerned
directionless Pre-1955 election Allowance an aspect of with
Butler giveaway welfare state designed 1957 EEC formed preventing
Conservative policy in budget provides to ensure they didn't without Britain nuclear
line with post-war middle class with tax need to conflict),
consensus (welfare cuts 1957 Britain's first disinterested
state, full employment, 1951 Festival of Britain hydrogen bomb tested, in party politics
mixed economy) AKA Britain second represented beginning lagging a few years and domestic
Butskellism highest income per of a modern age for behind USSR and US policy
capita after USA, but many
1951 Conservative lower growth rate 1957 Ghana granted Anthony Eden
manifesto pledges 300 than other European Post-war rebuilding of independence - Conservative
000 houses to be built powers and low new towns in the 1940s acting Prime
each year successfully productivity broke up traditional 1960 abandonment of Minister under
overseen by Macmillan communities Blue Streak missile Churchill,
Wage growth faster development to be Prime Minister
1955 Churchill resigns than production 1952 Equal Pay for replaced by American 1955-57,
for health, Eden takes growth = inflation teachers - benefits Polaris submarine considered
over leading to stop-go limited mostly to middle weapons system, charismatic
policies class demonstrating reliance and skilled in
1955 Gaitskell becomes foreign policy,
Labour leader Balance of payments Early 50s Teddy Boys 1960 Macmillan's resigned with
deficit as demand prominent youth 'Winds of Change' Churchill over
1955 Eden calls a surpassed supply and subculture, late 50s speech in Capetown appeasement,
general election, goods were Mods and Rockers reputation
Conservative victory imported rather than 1961 first EEC ruined by Suez
increasing majority to 60 produced - however 1955 rock n roll reaches application, negotiated Crisis
seats, also gaining the deficit decreased Britain by Heath, submitted
most votes through 1950s and R.A. Butler -
became surplus by 1955 launch of ITV 1963 first EEC Conservative
1956 Suez Crisis leads to 1960 allows advertising to application vetoed by Chancellor
Conservative MP expand Charles de Gaulle - bad 1951-55, party
rebellion against Eden Financial pressure relationship between leadership
from US after Suez 1956 Suez Crisis and France and Britain candidate in
,1957 Eden resigns, intervention causes early 60s scandals resultantly 1957 and 1963
Macmillan becomes PM run on the pound, catalysed loss of social but not as
but value was deference and trust in 1963 Kenya granted popular within
1959 Macmillan calls regained within a the Establishment independence party as he
general election, few years was with the
Conservative victory Hire purchase facilitated public, partly
increasing majority to 1959 budget consumerism and home because of
100 seats, also gaining provides tax cuts ownership links with
most votes (however double that of Butler appeasement
liberal vote double that in 1955 1957-59 TV ownership
of previous 2 elections) increased 30%, car Harold
1959 European Free ownership 25%, washing 'Supermac'
1957 Homicide Act Trade Association machine ownership Macmillan -
restricts use of death EFTA formed as EEC 50%, refrigerator Conservative
penalty alternative but only ownership 60% housing
moderately minister 1951-
1957 Wolfenden successful 1958 first motorways 55, foreign
Commission built as car ownership minister 1955-
recommends 1960-64 economic rose 57, Prime
decriminalisation of growth peaks Minister 1957-
homosexuality (by 1950s, 700 000 63, one-nation
Conservative MP) 1961 pay pause immigrants into Britain, tory, blamed
(stop-go policy) and 1.3 million emigrants political
1959 at Labour Party IMF loan leaving - by the 60s fluctuations of
Conference, Gaitskell there were still more 'events, dear
proposes Clause IV 1961 first EEC people leaving than boy, events',
abolition, unsuccessfully application arriving close with JFK
1961 George Blake spy 1961-64 exports 1958 Notting Hill Riots, Hugh Gaitskell
scandal increase 10% with racial tensions - Labour leader
however imports exacerbated by right- 1955-63 until
1962 John Vassall remain 20% higher wingers such as Oswald his death,
scandal Mosely member of the
1963 EEC application Labour Right,
1962 Macmillan's 'Night rejected 1958 rise of CND introduced
of the Long Knives', encouraged tendency to prescription
dramatic cabinet 1963 Beeching challenge authority charges while
reshuffle, 1/3 sacked, report resulted in Chancellor
weakened government massive cuts and Less than 2% population under Attlee
and Macmillan's image closure of 30% rail could holiday abroad starting
network, isolating Bevanite
1963 Profumo Affair - rural areas more and Late 50s Angry Young Quarrel, anti-
married cabinet member causing outrage Men (writers challenging EEC
John Profumo had an traditional expectations
affair with Christine 1964 growth with bitter and intense Nye Bevan -
Keeler, who had links to increases to 6%, 2% works they saw fitting Labour cabinet
a Soviet spy, resulting in higher than 1963, for contemporary minister under
Profumo's resignation however still behind society) e.g. 'Look Back Attlee,
and criticisms of Europe in Anger', John resigned in
Conservative Osbourne 1956 1951 over
government prescription
, 1958 Sheelagh Delaney charges
1963 death of Gaitskell, 'A Taste of Honey' introduced by
Wilson becomes Labour Gaitskell in the
Leader 1959 teenagers = 10% Bevanite
population Quarrel, with
the support of
Early 60s satire boom the Labour
e.g. TV show 'That Was Left, defeated
the Week That Was' in in Labour
1962 leadership
election in
1960 end of National 1955 by
Service provides young Gaitskell,
people with more free changed his
time and less rigid mind to
attitudes become in
favour of
1962 Commonwealth nuclear
Immigration Act deterrent in
1957 (even the
1962 Anthony Burgess 'A Labour Left
Clockwork Orange' was divided
over the issue)
1964 Mods and Rockers
clash at Brighton, Clement Attlee
Clacton and Margate - Labour post-
with public reaction of war Prime
moral panic, however Minister until
violence was 1951, Labour
exaggerated by media leader until
1955
1951 total holidays 27
million, holidays abroad Frank Cousins
2 million - left-wing
leader of
TGWU from
1956, against
nuclear
deterrent,
most
important TU
leader to begin
TU adoption of
hostile left-
wing stances
to government
Alec Douglas
Home -
Conservative
Prime Minister
, 1963-64 as a
compromise
candidate, had
to give up his
peerage to sit
in the
Commons
instead of
Lords,
introduced
formal
elections for
Conservative
leadership
from 1965
Peter
Thorneycroft -
Conservative
MP, until 1958
Chancellor
under
Macmillan,
resigned after
Macmillan
refused drastic
monetarist
spending cuts
Enoch Powell -
Conservative
MP, critical of
post-war
consensus,
famous for
'rivers of
blood' speech
1968, left
Conservatives
in 1974
encouraging
voters to chose
Labour, then
elected
representing
the Ulster
Unionist Party
Oswald
Mosely - Union
Movement
