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After WWII, fear stalked the corridors of power in Great Britain. Irrespective of partisan allegiance, the ruling classes knew that because so many had sacrificed so much for so few, it wouldn't take much to trigger a popular uprising. Hence the emergence of what historians call the "post-war consensus", a cross-party acceptance that nationalisation, strong trade unions, robust regulation, progressive taxation, and an expanded welfare state would be needed to placate the restive electorate.

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