It's a bit surprising to me to read about the '50s through the '70s as if they were some kind of golden age in Britain. My U.S. impression of industrial Britai

It's a bit surprising to me to read about the '50s through the '70s as if they were some kind of golden age in Britain. My U.S. impression of industrial Britain during that era is that it was quite bleak and squalid. Perhaps I've gotten the wrong idea?