relied upon growing
affluence and hoped
people would be
content with higher
purchase.
Effects on the
economy show
that the balance
of payments were
not as good
Popular appeal
Where at the start of his
administration his old school
style was regarded as a positive
and seen as a gentleman, by the
end he was regarded as out of
touch with the ever changing/
progressing time.
Only 2 members of the
government had
non-public schooling.
Eatonites running the country...
35 out of 95MPs
were related to
Macmillan by
marriage
Industry
Afraid of confrontation/ radicalisation
Very evident when
looking at how little was
done to modernise
industry in the period
Seen in 90% productivity in
W. Germany/ 75% France and
only 30% in Britain
Britain was also
lowest in regards
to industrial
growth 5.7% W.
Germany 5.4%
France and Italy
and only 2.8 %
briatin
Night of long knives 1962
Removed 1/3 of cabinet
Selwyn Lloyd
removed as
Chancellor of
Exchequer after NIC
failed with credit
squeeze and public
sector pay cuts
implemented
Replaced by
Maudling (a much
younger minister)
This went against plans of 1961
Panic ?
Unemployment at 800,000 1962/900
Peak in 1959?
Disagreement with
Peter Thorneycroft
(COFE 1957-58) when
he wanted to pursue
a different strategy
then Macmillans high
inflation and low
unemployment
£180 million cuts
were needed,
Macmillan only
accepted £100
million