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Why and to what extent did the 1980s mark a change in the role of the state in post-war Britain?
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Why and to what extent did the 1980s mark a change in the role of the state in post-war Britain? When the Conservative Party, led by Margaret Thatcher, was elected to government in 1979 they took control of a country in economic decline, with growing unemployment and inflation spiraling out of control. Previous governments, both Conservative and Labour, had been unable to find sustainable solutions for these problems and both parties were aware of the need for a change. Margaret Thatcher's government set about changing the role of the state by abandoning Keynesian demand management in favour of monetarist economics and creating an environment where competition and free market forces could operate effectively and efficiently. In the Conservative Party manifesto of 1979 Britain's economic circumstances had deteriorated gradually but steadily during the 1950s and 1960s but there was a dramatic decline during the 1970s when unemployment began to increase rapidly. The average...
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