‘Never had it so good’ or ’13 wasted years’ – which statement is a more accurate depiction of Conservative domination of British politics between 1951 and 1964?

‘Never had it so good’ or ’13 wasted years’ – which statement is a more accurate
depiction of Conservative domination of British politics between 1951 and 1964?
PLAN:

NEVER HAD IT SO GOOD



Rise in living standards more commodities, 300,000

Stop-go economics

Housing more houses built better living standards

More credit to afford

Education three tier system

Windrush Generation

13 WASTED YEARS

Didn’t use the economic growth and social mobility to modernise technology and manufacture 
car industry suffered

Better living standards increased pay rise but less performance from workers (less productivity/
less competitive on global economy/ greater deficit)

Britain’s share of percentage of world share was just under halved, Germany’s tripled.

Still fairly high unemployment

Stop-go economics manipulate the economy for political gain no strategic economic policy

Strikes Germany workers stayed out of politics/ not in England who lost a lot of production to
strikes

Greater economic deficit

Suez crisis under Eden

Macmillan scandals-Prefumo affair Night of long knives

Windrush generation led to increase in racial tensions Notting hill riots

Generational differences teens became more rebellious and didn’t relate to their parent social/
political views etc.