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Why did the Conservatives remain in power from 1951 to 1964? There are a number of reasons as to why the Conservatives were able to remain in power for over such a long period of time. Firstly, people were happy with the ways the Conservatives were running the country. Also at the time of Conservative rule, the Labour Government were not doing much to prove themselves to the country, instead they represented an unstable party who were dealing with rivalry and argumentative behavior amongst themselves. Another main reason was that at that period in history the general mood of the country was positive, people were happy with the changes made by the Conservatives and didn't feel change was necessary. Churchill's political outlook after he became Prime Minister, and that of the government as a whole, was cautious, conciliatory, and undogmatic. He had proclaimed in an election address in October 1951: 'what we...

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