The 50's -political leaders and domestic policy Flashcards
What were the positives of Winston Chruchill?
- Prediction of the Cold War; Iron Curtain speech.
- Skilled at Foreign policy
What were the negatives of Churchill as leader?
- Often neglected domestic policy
- Increasingly Unwell
What were the Negatives of Eden as leader?
- -limited experience in domestic and economic policy?
- Suez crisis
- Missed the ‘55 Mesina talks
What were the positives of Macmillan as leader?
- Economy: ‘ Never had it so good’
- Nuclear deterrent
- Repaired SR after Suez
- Winds of change
What were the negatives of Macmillan as leader?
- denied from EEC
- Portrayed as out of touch
- party scandals
What were the positives or Rab butler?
- Education act 1945- Free secondary education
- worked within Mixed economy and welfare state
What was generally accepted after WW2?
–Greater state intervention
What was the post War consensus based on?
- Broad support for the welfare state
- NHS -“ cradle to the grave”
- Foreign policy - against communism
- Decolonization
- Keynesian economic
What was the main housing policy by the conservatives?
- 300,000 homes a year
- rebuild inner cities slums (Blitz)
What was the educational policy under the conservatives?
-Tripartite education system
What were some social reforms put forward by the conservatives?
- Homicide Act (1957)
- Wolfenden report ( rejected)
What was the Post War consensus?
Broad agreement on Policy between the two parties
