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Harold Macmillan 1957 - 1963
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Harold Macmillan 1957 - 1963
Coming Into Power
Eden abdicating, Butler unimpressive in his place
Macmillan unscathed from Suez
Macmillan speech 'learn from Suez but don't get overwhelmed'
3rd January 1957 as C of Ex. Week later becomes PM
Economy
Stop-go
Prices rising too quickly, 'brake' put on
Interest rates and taxes rise, harder to borrow
Production and exports decline, 'accelerator' pressed
Interest rates and taxes cut, easier to borrow
Stagflation
Industry declining, inflation persisting, worst possible occurrence
By 1964, Balance of Payments deficit of over £800million
1959, Heathcoat-Amory election winning giveaway budget. U-turn soon after
Britain's GDP lowest in Western Europe
1951-1964 GDP Growth Rate: UK 2.3%, Italy 5.6%
Large defence expenditure over this period, doesn't reflect data accurately
1964, Britain spending £1.7billion on defence. 10% of GDP
Society
July 1957, Britain 'never had it so good' speech
Living standards continually rising
Average weekly wage of male worker, more than doubled between 1951-64
Hire Purchase
Relatively easy to pay off over time, brought greater freedom and consumer boom
1950-65 car sales almost quadrupled
Housing, 300,000 to be a built a year
By 1964, Tories claimed to have built 1.7m new homes
Rent Act, 1957
6m properities on market due to end of rate control
Rent rate considerably high, harder for poor to afford
'Property-owning democracy', number of home-owners increasing
Unemployment
By 1963, 800,000. Double 1957 Level
Education
Edward Boyle, Education Minister 1962-64
Pushed for end of 11+
Comprehensive schools implemented as test
Relations
Emigration still far exceeded Immigration
Lack of jobs, immigrants blamed
1958-59 Riots
August 1958 Notting Hill
'The Salmon Report'
Teddy Boys
Commonwealth Immigrations Act 1962
Many condemnned act as racist
1960-62, 230,000 Immigrants To UK
As News circling
Youth Subculture
Mods vs Rockers
Young ignoring traditional ways
Especially with rise of satire
Winds Of Change Speech
3 February 1960
Granting independence to its colonies
Later Years
De Gaulle vetoes EEC application
Americas 'special relationship' with UK cause
Highly embarrassing for Macmillan
Vassal Affair 1963
Profumo Affair 1963
John Profumo, Minister For War
Christine Keeler, mistress of Soviet Spy
Profumo denies in Parliament, then confesses
Labour Over The Period
Gaitskell gifted politician, faced differences over party image
Left of party opposed Gaitskell, Bevanites
Unilateralists mainly left of party
CND mainly left
1960, Gaitksell manages to drop policy of unilateralism
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