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Charles Wheeler continues his journey analysing how Britain and the world made the transition from Second World War to peace. 1945's General Election ushered in a Government promising a brighter, happier, more stable future. But as the War ended in the Far East, exhausted men and women returned home to face domestic peril They were entering a new period of austerity: rationing of food, clothing and fuel; one of the worst winters on record and an energy crisis making life for some as hard as it had been during the War itself. Producer: Mark Burman First broadcast on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of VE Day in May 2005.