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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]
A History of Religion in Britain: Practice and Belief from Pre-Roman Times to the Present (1994) 608pp; Gregg, Pauline. A Social and Economic History of Britain: 1760–1950 (1950) online; Harrison, Brian (2009). Seeking a Role: The United Kingdom 1951—1970. OUP Oxford. ISBN 978-0-19-160678-6. major survey with emphasis social history
This article presents a timeline of events in the history of the United Kingdom from 1950 until 1969. For a narrative explaining the overall developments, see the related history of the British Isles. For narratives about this time period, see Post-war Britain (1945–1979), Social history of post-war Britain (1945–1979),
The Spirit of '45 is a 2013 documentary film by British director Ken Loach, focused on and celebrating the radical changes in post-war Britain under the Labour government of Clement Attlee, which came to power in 1945.
Indeed the population grew by just 4.9% between 1911 and 1921, to 37.9 million, having previously seen a double-digit increase every decade since records began.
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)
Post-war soap rationing ends. [19] The first miners are rescued from Knockshinnoch Castle colliery. [26] 11 September – The rescue operation from Knockshinnoch Castle colliery is completed, with all 116 miners saved. [26] 1 October – Full-time military service by conscripted National Servicemen is extended to two years.
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),