The Cold War and paranoia about Soviet subversion, constantly shifting war on terrorists from 1969 onwards in many countries [UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, France], the post-1945 fascist hangover, most broadcast and printed media in the hands of right-wing ideologues, the rise and fall of the Trade Union movement, continued pathetic undemocratic attachment to monarchies/unelected bureaucrats/unelected second chambers, relative economic decline, strength of established religions in politics on the continent and contrariwise, the weakness of established religions in politics in the UK
will this do?