1914-1918 World War Lloyd George (Liberal Party) promises ‘ homes fit for heroes ’ Beginning of…

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1914-1918 World War

Lloyd        George (Liberal Party) promises ‘homes fit for heroes’

Beginning of social housing

1939-1945 Second World War

Beveridge report – welfare state

Keynesian economics

Labour      government

1978-79 Winter of Discontent

Collapse    of Keynesian state

Margaret   Thatcher leader of the Conservative Party

Rise of      neo-liberalism

Neo-conservatism

1979 – 1997 – 1 st wave neo-liberalism

1990 John Major becomes PM

1994 Tony         Blair becomes leader of the Labour Party

New Labour      accepts principles of neo-liberalism

1997- 2010 – New Labour

Mixed       economy approach

Neo-liberalism   & regulation

‘Best practice’

PFI

2010 – 2015 – Conservative/Liberal Coalition Government – ‘2 nd wave neo-liberalism’

Neo-conservative      & liberal policies –  Student fees, LGBT, ‘Troubled families’

David        Cameron PM & Nick Clegg deputy PM

Beginning of austerity agenda

2016 – Present – The Brexit era!

Referendum      – Cameron resigns

Theresa ma