3.14 Callaghan and Social Policy Flashcards
Who was the Chairman of the Community Relations Commission in 1976?
Mark Bonham-Carter
What did Mark Bonham-Carter warn of?
Britain’s black community would not settle for second class citizenship
How much of Britain’s black community had been born in Britain by 1976?
40%
When was the Race Relations Act passed under Callaghan?
1976
What did the Race Relations Act 1976 do?
It made discrimination unlawful in employment, training, education, and the provision of goods and services.
The Race Relations Commission replaced earlier bodies
How much support did the Race Relations Act 1976 get?
All-party support bar a few Conservatives
What were attitudes of the police towards race relations?
There was a ‘canteen culture’
This shared many features with the National Front
Many resented the race relations legislation
What was the ‘Sus law’?
A 19th Century vagrancy law
Gave police the power to arrest anyone they thought could possibly commit a crime
No evidence was required
Why were black people angry with the ‘Sus law’?
Police often used this law to arrest black people they suspected.
Black people were disproportionately stopped
What was the anti-Sus law campaign called?
‘Scrap Sus’
Which movement was set up in response to police brutality towards black children in London?
Black Parents Movement
When was the ‘Sus law’ abolished?
1981
