After World War II, Britain was a mess. The country had been bombed during the war, the country lost roughly a half-million people fighting the Germans, and Britain had to borrow significantly to pay for munitions and gear. On the home front, the post-war economy was in miserable shape and the government instituted austerity measures such as rationing. …
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