Britain essay plans
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Topic 1
How accurate is it to say that there was very little difference in the social and economic
policies of the Labour party 1945- 64?
Argument 1: post war Universalism was Social welfare was
universalism generally accepted - massive -
NHS was agreed conservatives likely
upon, healthcare would have preferred
provisions were less intervention they
widely accepted maintained the NHS
, Argument 2: little Coined in the Evidenced through Attlee wanted to find
difference through economist - similar the ‘mixed economy, a ‘middle way’ for
butskellism - economic policies route they took with a everyone -
economic and attitudes, both balance between consensus about
chancellors private and welfare and so forth
nationalised
industries
Argument 3: not Devalued the pound Austerity measures
necessarily in 1949 - not necessarily
consensus in terms conservatives massively popular
of economics avoided doing this
often - not a popular
measure for them
Argument 4: Conservative reign - Nationalisation was
conservative reign what extent was it a not popular like iron
consensus? and steel which they
delayed and later
denationalised - 1951
How far do you agree that Britain experiences economic progress in the years 1918-39?
Criteria: Economic progress: decline in inflation, better employment, more consumer
spending, improvements to debt
Argument 1: post war Post war debt was Post war 16.4% of Aldcroft, Britain did
Britain did not £3.25b, £8b by 1920 people were improve and return to
necessarily - failure as debt did unemployed, 80% of 1913 standards, this
experience economic not improve, limited those were was not necessarily
progress progress minorities, 70% of the good as they were
adult population in meant to be past that
areas like Tyneside
were unemployed
Argument 2: 1920s Most convincing The 20s were a time
and 30s were factor because of of poor employment,
extremely bad how bad living 30.1% of shipbuilding
conditions were - industry unemployed
1920s hit according to Aldcroft
unemployment highs - poor employment -
of 12% and inflation Beveridge argued it
of 15% - economy hit North more than
struggled, D. Fraser the South
