To what extent was there a consensus in British politics from 1945 until 1979 ?

Abstract

Full employment is probably the most important issue of all, as the other issues are mere consequences. The first sign of a increasing the consensus about the question of full employment was based on the employment policy in May 1944, which was initiated by the governments to ensure a ?high and stable level of employment'. According to David Dutton (1991: 17), ?its opening sentence would be engrained upon the hearts and indeed the manifestos of Conservative and Labour governments for the next thirty years.'