Attlee Govt. 1945 - 1951
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- Attlee Govt. 1945 - 1951
- Reasons for Conservative Losing
- Out of touch
- Gestapo speech
- Link to the 30s
- Link to appeasement and failure for land fit for heroes
- POOR election campaign based on Churchill
- Reasons for Labour win
- More effective campaign. Better policies
- Labour represented progressive ZEITGEIST
- Leading Labour figures gained valuable experience during coalition
- Imbalance in electoral system
- GOVT. KEY PLAYERS
- Aneurin "Nye" Bevan
- Minister of Health 1945 - 1951
- Established National Health Service
- Believed in complete free universal health care
- Resigned due to prescription charges
- Established National Health Service
- Coal Miner background
- Radical left, more on the side of socialism
- Minister of Health 1945 - 1951
- Ernest Bevin
- Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
- Trade Union leader
- Opposed communism, creation of NATO
- Marshall Plan
- Worked with Attlee on Atomic Bomb
- Advocated creation of United Nations
- Sir Stafford Cripps
- 1945 - 1947 President of Board of Trade
- 1947 - 1950 Chancellor of Exchequer
- Responsible for laying foundation of Britain's post war prosperity
- Increased taxes, forced reduction in consumption in effort to boost exports
- Stabilise the ponund
- Hugh Dalton
- Chancellor of the Exchequer 1945 - 1947
- Leaked information to press forced to resign
- Highly skilled economist
- Chancellor of the Exchequer 1945 - 1947
- Herbert Morrison
- Home Secretary, Foreign Secretary
- Organised victorious campagin
- Aneurin "Nye" Bevan
- BEVERIDGE REPORT 1942
- WANT / POVERTY
- National Insurance 1946
- National Assistance Act 1948
- Family Allowance Act 1945
- SQUALOR / POOR HOUSING
- IGNORANCE / LACK OF EDUCATION
- Butler Act 1944
- DISEASE / ILLNESS
- National Health Service 1946
- IDLENESS / UNEMPLOYMENT
- National Insurance 1946
- National Assistance 1948
- WANT / POVERTY
- WELFARE STATE
- National Insurance 1946
- Universal and compulsory government - Employer - Employee contirbutions
- Industrial Relations Act
- Cover for accidents at work
- National Health Service 1946
- Universal health care, inc dentist and optical care
- Resistance from Medical professionals Came into effect 1948
- Opinion poll - March 1948 over 40,000 voted against, 4,000 for it
- COMPROMISE Agreed 85% working week with NHS, 15% private
- 20% of National Insurance goes to NHS
- Butler Act 1944
- Free Education until age 14
- Family Allowance Act 1945
- Weekly payment of 5 shillings for every child after first. No means test
- National Insurance 1946
- ECONOMY
- FULL employment 1-2% unemployed
- Keynesian Apporach
- State intervention - Create jobs - lead to more money - Boost economy - When make profit - Reinvestment
- Therefore Borrowing to fund investment is fine
- Short term deficit is ok
- State intervention - Create jobs - lead to more money - Boost economy - When make profit - Reinvestment
- ECONOMIC PROBLEMS
- WW2 - USA loans Debt 200% of GDP
- AUSTERITY - Cuts in govt spending, increase in taxes
- Keynes negotiate a loan of $6BN interest free, got $3.75 BN + Interest
- Winter 47-48 Coldest Winter, Shortages of coal, transport issues
- Balance of Payments - Exports decreased, imports increased £750 mn in 1945
- By 1950 STRONGER, Full employment was maintained
- 1950 - 1951 Increased military spending lead to splits in govt
- Cripps stood down as Chancellor, Gaitskell replaced him
- Prescription charges lead to Bevan resigning 1951
- 1950 - 1951 Increased military spending lead to splits in govt
- By 1950 STRONGER, Full employment was maintained
- 60% drop in manufactured goods 50% drop in invisible exports
- Increased military spending - cold war, overseas commitments
- Reasons for Conservative Losing
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