11 - Problems For The Labour Government Flashcards
With what sector did Labour have poor relations with? What did this disrupt?
Industry
Distribution
Where did The Troubles begin in the UK?
Northern Ireland
What groups did Labour initially have strong relations with? What did they not work in?
Trade unions
Harmony
What type of unrest was present in the 1960s? What damaging strike took place in 1966?
Industrial unrest
Seamen’s strike
Why did the Prices and Income Freeze of 1966 fail?
Unions struck for higher pay
What White Paper was produced in 1969? What did this restrict?
“In Place of Strife”
Strikes
What was needed to strike under the White Paper? What periods were proposed?
A proper ballot
Cooling-off periods
What would employers have to honour under the White Paper? Who would they have to consult to undergo changes?
Agreements
Trade unions
What did the White Paper split? Who particularly opposed the document?
Government
James Callaghan
What groups refused to co-operate with the Paper? What were they threatening Labour with?
Trade unions
Budget cuts
What happened to the White Paper? What did a lack of policy contribute to in 1970?
Abandoned
Election defeat
What is Northern Ireland also known as? What did part of Ireland form after splitting in the 1921 settlement?
Ulster
Independent Irish Republic
Where was Ulster’s parliament located? What did it take responsibility for?
Stormont
Domestic affairs
What religious group dominated Stormont? How did they retain power in elections?
Protestants
Gerrymandering - unfair political advantage
What did Ulster’s Catholic minority face? Where did this take place in particular?
Discrimination
Housing and jobs
