Britain Industrial Relations

Question 1

The Jarrow crusade

Answer 1

• workers from Jarrow in the northeast marched to London in 1936 to protest the poverty and deprivation suffered under the depression
• they occurred all over Britain during the 1930s and were known as the “hunger marches”

Question 2

Wilsons government 1974-76

Answer 2

• Wilson immed end miners strike by agreeing to all demands
• be develop social contract where in exchange of unions not claiming excessive wages increase the gov would offer subsides
• repealed the industrial relations act which has angered the unions
• has to ask for a loan from the IMF to cover Britain’s debts in 1976

Question 3

Wilsons successes and failures

Answer 3

Success:
-new uni '66.         
-abort legal '67.      
-deathpen❌'65.    
-win elect '66         
With maj        

Failure:
-Only won '64
By maj 4
-In place of strife
Cut power+backlash
-Forced to devalue pound due to pensions+construct. Of new houses 
-Unemploy. Grows 
-Days lost to strike increase

Question 4

Why does Callaghan only survive 1 term in office

Answer 4

• clashes with Tony Benn at cannot meet. Which damages pub image
• Benn becomes marginalised due to his radicalism
• the winter of discontent 1978-79 damages Callaghan reputation and he loses the 1979 election to Margaret Thatcher