Post War Consensus Flashcards
Who was in government before Attlee?
Winston Churchill (Conservative)
When was the Attlee Administration?
1945-1951
What is an activist state?
Efforts made to promote and direct social, political, economic, environmental change.
Why did Labour win 1945?
The war created an Activist state. The war time domestic agenda was brought in inspired by labour thinking.
Why can the Attlee government be described as the Golden Age of Labour politics?
It was an active gov, that made great impact.
What is Nationalization?
Increasing the size of the state by bringing into state ownership key public services.
What public services did the Attlee administration nationalist under Mixed Economy pillar?
Coal, electricity, gas and rail. (Clause 4 of the Labour constitution)
What was the aim of the Mixed Economy pillar?
To shift the balance between private and public sector, and increase the state which allowed gov to intervene and benefit the society.
What % was unemployment not allowed to go above?
2-3%
Who did the Trade Unions represent?
The unemployed.
Who were the C PMs between 1951-64?
Churchill 1951-55
Eden 1955-57
Macmillan 1957-63
Home 1963-64
What is Buttskelism?
Policy continuation between Rob Butler (C) and High Gaitskell (L)
What process occurred between 1945-51 within the C party
Doctrinal Revisionism. C underwent a move towards centre ground and changed their policies to suit the electorate.
Who were the classic one nation Cs?
Eden, MacMillan, Butler
When was the age of affluence? and who was in gov?
1957-60. Macmillan era. (C)
Name the factors that led to the age of affluence
Unemployment levels fell.
Consumer purchasing grew
Relative economic growth