Redefining British Politics Culture, Consumerism and Participation,
A history of 1950s and 1960s British political culture, Redefining British Politics interrogates ideas, movements and identities bordering social and political change: consumer organisations; campaigns about TV, morality and culture; Young Conservatism; a
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Also by Lawrence Black THE POLITICAL CULTURE OF THE LEFT IN AFFLUENT BRITAIN, 1951–64 Old Labour, New Britain? AN AFFLUENT SOCIETY? (edited with Hugh Pemberton) TAKING STOCK (edited with Nicole Robertson) Consumerism and the Co-Operative Movement in Modern British History CONSENSUS OR COERCION? (co-edited)
Redefining British Politics Culture, Consumerism and Participation, 1954–70 Lawrence Black Durham University, UK
© Lawrence Black 2010 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2010 978-0-230-55124-4 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The author has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2010 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries ISBN 978-1-349-36209-7 ISBN 978-0-230-25047-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9780230250475 This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. A catalogue record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. 10 19
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Contents List of Figures
vi
Acknowledgements
vii
List of Abbreviations
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Introduction: Political Cultures
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‘Consumers of the world unite, you have nothing to lose but your illusions’: The Politics of the Consumers’ Association
14
3
Shopfloor Politics: Co-operative Culture and Affluence
46
4
‘The largest voluntary political youth movement in the world’: The Lifestyle and Identity of Young Conservatism
75
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Whitehouse on Television: The National Viewers’ and Listeners’ Association and Moral and Cultural Politics
105
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Cultural Turns: Wesker’s Centre 42, the Roundhouse and the Politics of Culture
139
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Popular Politics? Communication and Representations of Politics
172
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