Perhaps the english had become a
little too docile in their attitude toward
officical regulation
Powerfull and
continuously depressing
Several londoners I talked to at that
time believed it would never recover.
'This is a dying city'
John lebmann Describing
labour's attitude
Labour MP where described as think that
there was an "virtue in austerity" and
"shabbiness, in controls and restriction."
Goverment restrictions
in the crises
The chanceller annourced that electricity supplies to
industry be suspened but house holders would have three
hours of electricity from 9am and two hours from 2pm
There were more
intensive restrictions
Magazines suspened
newsprint became
more rationed
No grey hound racing
No exteriy lighting
Labours responce reflected their approch to
the country economic problems
They started a propaganda campaign urgin the
public to use less coal and electricity
due to the fact that 90% of
energy came from coal
In December 1946 there where fuel shortages
seriously affecting the whole economy
This state approach reflects their approach to the
economy. which involved the state taking out huge
loans and nationalising industry