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This 14 page paper considers the political environment in Britain after World War II. The post-war political consensus is considered in relation to the actions taken by the post-war government. The evolution and decline of this consensual approach is examined with the writer applying the theory of political consensus to 1999 Britain. The bibliography lists 7 sources.
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conflict to a lesser degree than many other nations, many believe that this is due to its parliamentary system, that it is argued is based on Political Consensus. I. What
is Political Consensus The term, consensus has been within the English language for many years, in common usage since the nineteenth century consensus
is normally classed as a sociological term (Partridge, 1971). In sociological terms it is interpreted to mean social cohesion and order, it has a broad-based meaning, with multifaceted implications to
its adoption by society as a whole. The specific term of political consensus became popularised by Paul Addison with his book, The Road to 1945, published in 1975. Addison
uses the term as an opposite to adversarial politics, he interprets it as a type of politics where the dominant feature is agreement and shared or common goals between the
government and the opposition, which, theoretically leads to a stable political continuity regardless of the ruling party. In this definition, it means consensus between the political parties, but consensus
does not stop here, it may also be with other interested groups such as the civil service, the military or the total electorate. It may also only be in the
context of specific subjects, such as domestic or foreign policy. With this is mind it is the electorate that ultimately places the
power in the hands of the politicians, by voting in a simple, first past the post electoral system. In voting for a party, citizens are effectively placing the power to
run the country in the hands of a select few by proxy. It is for this reason that whatever consensus is reached it should be with the agreement of the
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