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The post-war military cost £200 million a year, to put 1.3 million men (and a few thousand women) in uniform, keep operational combat fleets stationed in the Atlantic, the Mediterranean, and the Indian Ocean as well as Hong Kong, fund bases across the globe, as well as 120 full Royal Air Force squadrons. [15]
The Education Act became a permanent part of the Post-war consensus supported by the three major political parties. [139] [140] While the new law formed a part of the widely accepted Post-war consensus agreed to in general by the major parties, one part generated controversy. Left-wing critics attacked grammar schools as being elitist because a ...
For general overviews of British politics since 1945, see: Post-war Britain (1945–1979) Political history of the United Kingdom (1979–present) While coverage of British social history over the same period can be found below: Social history of post-war Britain (1945–1979) Social history of the United Kingdom (1979–present)
This is a timeline of British history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of England, History of Wales, History of Scotland, History of Ireland, Formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and History of the United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom, the Teddy boys of the post-war period created the "first truly independent fashions for young people", [10] favouring an exaggerated version of the Edwardian-flavoured British fashion with skinny ties and narrow, tight trousers worn short enough to show off garish socks. [10] In North America, greasers had a similar ...
Historian David Olusoga said the survey captured ‘one of the most dramatic and dangerous moments in history’.
For a narrative explaining the overall developments, see the related History of the British Isles. For narratives about this time period, see Interwar Britain, United Kingdom home front during World War II, Military History of the United Kingdom during World War II, Post-war Britain (1945–1979), Social history of post-war Britain (1945–1979),
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