Re: Packard's Imported to England

Posted by Guscha On 2018/12/25 19:24:42

Yes, there was rationing in the UK but almost no comparision to the rest of Europe. Rationing in UK had a couple of reasons:

"Some aspects of rationing became stricter for some years after the war. At the time this was presented as needed to feed people in European areas under British control, whose economies had been devastated by the fighting. This was partly true, but with many British men still mobilised in the armed forces, an austere economic climate, and a centrally-planned economy under the post-war Labour government, resources were not available to expand food production and food imports. Frequent strikes by some workers (most critically dock workers) made things worse. A common ration book fraud was the ration books of the dead being kept and used by the Living" [source: wikipedia]


BTW: In the US ..."Most rationing restrictions ended in August of 1945 except for sugar rationing, which lasted until 1947 in some parts of the country." [source: Ameshistory.org]


Quote:
The a.m. source Ameshistory.org says "For many who served on the home front, rationing may be the most remembered daily aspect of the war."