In spring 1951, in the UK, meat and sugar were still rationed. Cloth, paper, and string

[raccoon]

were in short supply.

I read this in a Judy Garland biography (by Anne Edwards).

Why is it these items were still in short supply? The war in Europe had been over for 6 years. I know, of course,
a lot of Britain was bombed.

[DURHAM D]

1. Because as winners they lost...

given that they did not benefit in the Marshall Plan.

[raccoon]

4. Never mind--former corrected this. nt

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[former9thward]

6. This is a link to Marshall Plan expenditures.

The two 'winners', Great Britain and France, received the most. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Marshall_Plan.svg

[DURHAM D]

7. Thanks. I didn't know that.

I have visited many times and the old timers often make a joke about how winning was losing and reference the MP. I should of looked that up a long time ago. Thanks again.

[hedgehog]

2. I always thought it was the cost of maintianing a relatively huge military -

including developing nuclear weapons.

[bossy22]

5. it was more that they were bankrupt from the war

despite being "winners" the UK took an extreme economic hit.

[Art_from_Ark]

11. They also lost the lynchpin of their empire,

India/Pakistan, in 1947, and devoted a lot of resources to trying to maintain what remained of the Empire.

[Marrah_G]

3. I think because it takes time to replenish stocks

and get trade, the economy , etc back to normal.

Like meat.... most of it went to feed the troops, etc. it takes times to build the herds/flocks back up.

[Jenoch]

8. Why did this come up in a Judy Garland biography?

[LoveIsNow]

9. She did an acclaimed concert

at the London Palladium in 1951. It was a big comeback for her, after being fired by MGM like the year before.

[Jenoch]

10. That's interesting, I was not aware of that.

But I have been to the house in which she was born.