Why did the Conservatives maintain 'Consensus Politics'?
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- Why did the Conservatives maintain 'Consensus Politics'?
- Power of the Trade Unions
- Nearly 10 million were members of TU (could shut the country down), could not mess with welfare state
- Legacy of the 1930s
- Depression and mass unemployment and they were anxious to do anything which may hurt this - did not want a bad reputation
- Administrative Consensus
- Hall and Clarke advised the economic policies and supported consensus - could not go against advice
- Narrowness of the 1951 election victory
- Did not give them the firm public backing to make the changes they wanted - more people voted Labour, only 26 more seats.
- Attitudes of the Conservative leaders
- Most leaders in favour 'One Nation' Conservatives who had a duty to look after the poor. EG Macmillan was an 'ardent social reformer' (Morgan)
- Popularity of Labours change
- Labours changes in 1940s were still hugely popular with public, NHS untouchable
- Power of the Trade Unions
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