Post War census

Question 1

Describe education policy?

Answer 1

-Policy Stated the same

-Neglected to back of queue for money, behind health/housing

-School building standstill

Question 2

How much did uni students decrease?

Answer 2

By 3000
1950-1954

Question 3

What did the conservatives accent/recognise?

Answer 3

The experiences of the war had made people ready to accept the need for state planning and intervention

They couldn’t reject the popular policies Atlee put in place (eg. NHS)

Question 4

What was policy regarding the trade unions?

Answer 4

Churchill wanted to avoid “union banishing” like he had done in General strike 1926

Tories made no attempt to undo labours nationalisation

Question 5

What was policy regarding housing?

Answer 5

• wanted to out perform Labour
• pledged to build 300,000 houses a year (MacMillan - housing minister - built 354,000 in 1954)

Question 6

What was policy towards welfare?

Answer 6

• Didn’t want to undo Atlees policies
• minister of health, Macleod tried to fight for more money for hospitals
  (Recognised the need to modernise them)