The Conservatives fall from power (Macmillan - Douglas-Home )

Question 1

Why was the replacement of Macmillan controversial?

Answer 1

• Method by which he was replaced was old fashioned and undemocratic.
• most able candidates were R.A Butler and Lord Hailsham, but Douglas- Home was chosen despite being unpopular

Question 2

What did uni students set up that attacked the conservative government?

Answer 2

Satirical reviews called ‘Beyond the fringe’, which later began to be shown on TV.

Question 3

What were some reasons for the Conservatives fall from power?

Answer 3

• Began to be seen as out of touch.
• No women or young people in the government.

Question 4

What are the main conservative scandals during this time?

Answer 4

• The Porfumo affair 1963, Minister of war John Porfumo was involved in a sex scandal with a younger women.
• The night of the long knives where Macmillan purged most of his cabinet trying to introduce younger figures in 1962.
• The Vassall affair, Kim Philby was caught spying for the Soviet Union during the cold war and fled to SU in 1963.