What was the post war 'consensus'?
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What was the post war 'consensus'? The following years after the World War Two were known as 'post war consensus years'. The consensus was the agreement between the two biggest political parties at the time; the Labour party and the Conservative party. The term was used to describe the 'social-democratic' supremacy that was happening in Britain between the years of 1945 until the late 1970's. Over the years it was seen as a time for great political unity and prosperity following the tragic events of World War Two and also a time for both parties to contribute themselves into combining policies which would be similar in ideology in both the social and economic fields respectively. Despite the fact that at some points both parties disagreed on certain issues but in the long term it would become a strong basis for the British political agenda for almost a very long forty years....

