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It had vestiges of an empire until the mid-1960s, lost its status as an imperial power, it had industrialised much earlier than other European countries like Fr
by physicsguy 3y ago
It had vestiges of an empire until the mid-1960s, lost its status as an imperial power, it had industrialised much earlier than other European countries like France so didn’t have an equivalent of “Les Trente Glorieuses”, deindustrialised earlier than other countries and has basically cast about looking for a new purpose ever since.
- massproduction 3y agoThe UK didn't have a "Trente Glorieuses” because it didnt ever succeed in implementing the mass production system, while France, Italy and Germany did. The main blocker was the class system.
- physicsguy 3y agoIt happened a hundred years earlier, just in different industries. Fabric, lace, clothing, etc... you just need to walk around most post-industrial cities and look at all the things that were pioneered in Britain for mass production.