To what extent did the living standards of the working class improve significantly in the years 1945-79?
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- To what extent did the living standards of the working class improve significantly in the years 1945-79?
- Thesis: living standards of the working classes improved 1945-79
- Welfare state - free healthcare, social security benefits, housing programmes, full employment, regular wage rises
- Introduction
- Improvement in 'absolute terms'
- Antithesis: Living standards of the working-classes didn't improve
- Significant gap compared to middle-classes
- Working-classes holidayed in Britain (e.g. Butlins) v.s. foreign holidays by more affluent
- Middle-classes more likely to own cars
- Significant gap compared to middle-classes
- Thesis: living standards of the working classes improved 1945-79
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