Listen "UK Party Politics - 1945 to 2019"
Episode Synopsis
-1945: The end of World War II and the election of Clement Attlee's Labour Party, which introduced the National Health Service (NHS) and the National Insurance Act.1950: Labour Party loses the general election to the Conservative Party, led by Winston Churchill, who becomes Prime Minister for the second time.1964: The Labour Party, led by Harold Wilson, wins the general election and begins a period of economic and social reform.1970: The Conservative Party, led by Edward Heath, wins the general election, but is unable to form a stable government and calls for a new general election in1974: The Labour Party, led by Harold Wilson, wins the general election, but is unable to form a stable government and calls for a new general election in October.1974: Labour Party led by Harold Wilson wins the general election in October and forms a minority government.1976: The Conservative Party, led by Margaret Thatcher, wins the general election and begins an era of neoliberal economic policies.1979: The Conservative Party, led by Margaret Thatcher, wins the general election, beginning an era of neoliberal economic policies.1997: Tony Blair's Labour Party wins a landslide victory, introducing policies such as the minimum wage and devolution for Scotland and Wales.2010: Conservative Party and Liberal Democrats formed a coalition government2015: Conservative Party led by David Cameron wins the general election, beginning a period of austerity measures and the Brexit referendum.2016: The United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union in a historic referendum.2017: Conservative Party led by Theresa May loses majority in general election, leading to a hung parliament and a minority government.2019: Conservative party led by Boris Johnson wins a majority in general election, resulting in the UK leaving the EU on January 31, 2020. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
More episodes of the podcast The Things That Made England
The Levellers
26/05/2024
The Sandwich
18/07/2023
Anthony Brown, a Windrush Story.
25/06/2023
UK Party Politics - 1906 to 1945
15/01/2023
UK Party Politics - Victoriana
08/01/2023
Heavy Metal
21/08/2022
ZARZA We are Zarza, the prestigious firm behind major projects in information technology.