Domestic policies

Question 1

Post war consensus theory

Answer 1

Policy agreements between two major political parties

=
1. Mixed economy = both government and private business action important
2. Support for NHS and welfare system
3. Full employment
4. Working in partnership with TU

Question 2

Housing

Answer 2

House building programme = as housing minister MacMillan fulfilled the conservatives and Churchill pledge to build 300,000 houses a year by 1953

Question 3

Education

Answer 3

Continuation of the tripartite system
Grammar secondary modern and technical high school set up by Butler act of 1944

Question 4

Social reforms

Answer 4

Welfare and NHS continue to be funded ( NHS spending roughly doubled 1951 to 1962)
Acceptance of government regulation
-Clean act 1956 = set up smoke control zones
-Factory act 1959= further provisions for health , safety and welfare of employed workers

Question 5

More liberal social reforms

Answer 5

Homicide act 1957
Wolfden report 1957

Question 6

Industrial policy

Answer 6

Some key industries remain nationalised
= only iron and steel demised in 1953
Conciliatory attitude towards trade unions

Question 7

Result

Answer 7

Policy is popular with electorate
Many did not feel the need to vote for Labour Party when Conservatives continuing with many labour policies