History A-Level
Consensus politics
What Consensus politics means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Consensus politics
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Reference: AQA
Accepting Labour's welfare state and mixed economy, on which Conservative success from 1951 to 1957 relied.
Topics that use Consensus politics
- 2M Wars and Welfare: Britain in Transition, 1906–1957 – 'Never had it so good'? 1951–1957 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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