Conservative leaders Flashcards
What was Churchill’s reputation?
strong reputation from being wartime pm - popular with electorate
What did Churchill advocate and what did he promise?
continued post war consensus and promised to build 300,000 houses a year
Problems with Churchill
by 1951 he was 80 and suffered a stroke 1953 - out of office for a while
What did Churchill achieve?
Rationing ended 1954
baby boom - people felt better off
continued with keynesian policies
Britain detonated first atomic bomb 1953
korean war ended 1953
Why was Eden popular amongst the electorate?
Acted as Churchill’s pm when out of office
seemed experienced - in good hands
What did Eden emphasise?
Education - Tripartite system and technical education
What was achieved under Macmillan?
- party unity restored
- economic prosperity continued to gain approval
- carried out building 300,000 houses a year
- seemed to be in control of affairs, introduced clean air act 1956, housing and factory act
What did Macmillan become known as?
Supermac - popularity with people and media increased
What happened in 1962?
Night of the long knives - lost political touch
What caused Macmillan to resign?
Series of scandals 1963
