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ity resignation ? rise of PM and staff, public relations ? embourgeoisement: decline of classbased politics postwar welfare state consensus: ? equality over individualism ? full employment over productivity ? “fair shares for all” ? “no jumping the queue” ? “homes fit for heroes” ? “Butskellism” (Butler Gaitskell) ? “corporatism” (tripartite economic discussions) 1960s and 1970s, consensus declined ? Labour Conservative governments ? economic deterioration ? winters of discontent 1974 and 1979 ? “bloodyminded” unions “out of touch” management ? Miners brought down Heath Tory government, 1974 Thatcherism revolution: ? tax cuts: larger shares for some ? property holding democracy: shares for all ? market forces in all institutions: scramble to head the queue ? Privatization of 11% of economy ? Broke miner?s union 1984 ? Over 20% shareholders ? Council house sales ? Selfbudgeting universities and hospitals Public Opinion: ? now more polarized ? mostly favors postwar consensus (I. Crewe) ? by 1990, only 17% of Tory MPs actually Thatcherite (P. Norton) Understated leader sandwiched between two prima donnas ? not an Oxford Union debater ? Citizen?s Charter a minor reform ? Thatcher?s budget cuts, privatization, supply side revolution ? Blair?s Third Way reforms John Roy Major’s early life, 1943 ? untypical British leader ? name “Roy”not even on birth certificate ? son of traveling circus performer, Tom MajorBall – Late discovery of halfsiblings