UK+-+Case+Study

For the case study, you need to cover:
 * the nature of the government;
 * domestic policies;
 * opposition and dissent

in the United Kingdom from 1945-2000.

Nature of Government
[|Overview] of the UK system of government (official govt site)

" The United Kingdom is a parliamentary democracy with a constitutional monarch. A king or queen is the head of state, and a prime minister is the head of government. The people vote in elections for Members of Parliament (MPs) to represent them."

__**System of UK Government (in class notes 6 Sept 2012)**__ based on Overview link above.

UK Domestic Policy
[|The best overview] (it had to be on the BBC site somewhere!)

More detail from:

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Rebuilding post-war
Housebuilding policy []

Immigration & citizenship
British citizenship (second half of article): []

Post-War Immigration: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pathways/citizenship/brave_new_world/immigration.htm

A West Indian in England: []

Employment of coloured people (1954) []



Welfare State
Best description: []

Overview: []

Macmillan – ‘the Opportunity State’ (1957) []

National Service
BBC Overview: []

Why NS is necessary (1950s) []

‘They stand ready’ Documentary pro-NS []

Devolution of governments
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A beginner’s guide (BBC) []

Labour nationalisation of industry / Conservative denationalisation
See Attlee & Thatcher sections

Economic policy
Why not to float the pound (1950s)

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‘What has to be done’ Labour’s economic development policy 1965 []

(and its failure: [])

Devaluing the pound, 1967 [] - good overview of currency situation in 1967 and why do it