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map of united kingdom
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anthony eden takes over
winston churchill allows anthony eden to take over as a political change -
1959 tax cuts
1959, tax cuts had helped boost living standards and allow for a strong economy -
economic changes in ruling
Harold Wilson, the Labour leader who had ended 13 years of Conservative rule with a narrow victory in 1964 before increasing his majority in 1966, was surprisingly voted out of power in 1970 -
1970s were economic low
Unemployment exceeded 1 million by 1972 and had risen even higher by the time the end of the decade was in sight, passing the 1.5 million mark in 1978 -
margaret thatcher election
who had succeeded Edward Heath as Conservative leader in 1975. She cut back on the government's role in the economy and weakened the power of the trade unions -
conflict in gulf war
britain was main in the gulf wair in kuwait -
conflict in afghanistan war
britain joined forces to fight in the afghanistan war -
current politcal and economic status
the United Kingdom’s economic freedom score is 75.8, making its economy the 13th freest in the 2015, and they are conservatives at this time
