The conservatives fall from power Flashcards
How did Macmillan Look after 1959
-Increasingly out of touch
What was the Vassall Affair?How did it make the conservatives look?
- Key figures caught spying for the soviet Union
- -> Reflected badly on the conservative party
What was the Night of the Long Knives?What was it’s impact?
-Macmillan purged most of his Cabinet in order to introduce Younger figures –> Attempt to make party look more in touch.
–> Looked Chaotic
What was the Profumo Affair? Impacts?
- John Profumo ( Minister of War) - sex scandal
- -> Implicated high ranking officials and Russian Spy
Profumo accused of Perjery–> Cons untrustworthy
What other event could be linked to the conservative downfall?
Suez Crisis –> Cons made responisble
How were Tax cuts viewed negatively?
- Seen as favouring the Wealthy
- > Lowers government budget at a time of Nationalisation.
What were the growing concerns over the economy?
-Stop Go economic measures were in effective
How was the ‘61 EEC application a failure?
Rejected. Made them look weak and helpless.
How did the impact of satire help cause the downfall of the conservatives?
- Decline in differnece?- questioing social norms
- Satirical Reviews such as “ beyond the fringe” Poked fun at the government.
–> Possibly in response to conservative scandals
How was the replacement of Macmillan seen?
Home appointed not elected. - Undemocratic
–> “ Cons stuck in the past”
What was Labour’s message going in to the ‘64 election? Who did this appeal to?
- Message of social progress - appealed to younger voters
- ->”New Britian”
How did the image of the conservatives contrast with that of Wilson?
WIlson- Man of the people
Cons - out of touch and “ stuck in the past”
How was Labour different in ‘64?
Labour was not as divided as it had been in ‘59
