How Far Do Sources 1, 2 And 3 Suggest That The Bri

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How far do sources 1, 2 and 3 suggest that the British people in the 1950’s ‘never had it so good’? The quote of ‘Never had it so good’ came from the British Prime Minister Macmillan. This was a risky thing to say as it could have been good or bad depending on how the population took it. The people could have thought that he knew nothing and could have voted against him, however the public believed him and took his word. I will be looking at sources to see if this was true. Source 1 states that this may be true for some people but not others. It was good for businessmen, speculators, retiring company directors. For them the source agrees that they never had it so good. However the source goes on to criticise the statement saying that it isn’t good for “widowed mother with children, the chronic sick, 400,000 unemployed and millions of pensioners without pensions.” Therefore I can infer that the source doesn’t agree with the statement as it states that there is a clear majority of people who don’t benefit within this time period, mainly the people who are benefitting are from the upper classes. However this is obviously biased as it’s from a labour party manifesto therefore isn’t totally reliable. Source 2 appears to also be against the statement because in the background signs of the source there is hints on how the benefits are for the richer people. For instance “set the TOP people free” showing that the conservatives only care about the upper classes and that at that period in time only they benefit. It also shows that it’s not actually Macmillan saying the speech but the Chancellor of the Exchequer which could represent that it’s him coming up with the ideas, they don’t like him or Macmillan is too afraid to do his own speeches. By poking fun at this we can infer that some people had lack of faith in the government and its ministers. This can also display

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