How accurate is it to say that Britain became a truly affluent society in the years 1945-79?

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  • How accurate is it to say that Britain became a truly affluent society in the years 1945-79
    • Thesis: Britain became a truly affluent society
      • Absolute increase in standards of living among working classes and middle classes
      • Consumer economy
        • Car ownership/ relation to consumer boom
    • Antithesis: Living standards stagnated/ declined
      • Persistent inequality between middle/ working-classes
      • Minorities excluded from prosperity e.g. immigrants
    • Introduction
      • Decline 'true affluence'

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