SUCCESSES

• There were elevated levels of employment for most of the period. The economy supported a growth in welfare spending, house building and some industries such as aircraft manufacture, cars and chemicals which supported economic growth. There was more credit available to help people achieve a higher standard of fiving which also helped manufacturers produce goods for the home market such as vacuum cleaners and cars.
• Some growth in the infrastructure of new roads were built and motorway systems began the increase of road transport. This was developed enough to allow the reduction of the rail network in 1963 as a result of the Beeching Report. This was seen at the time as a major piece of modernisation to save money and cut back loss making lines, but subsequently came to be criticised as being short-sighted