Callaghan 1976-79 Flashcards
When did Callaghan make his speech about traditional Keynesian demand management not working?
September 1976
How did this gov become a minority gov?
November - Government loses 2 by elections in Walsall North and Workington to the Tories and becomes a minority government.
When did the UK apply for a loan from the IMF (International Monetary Fund) and who applied? Was the application successful?
Healey applied for the loan in 1976, the $3.9 billion (£2.3 billion) loan was acceded in the end as it was the highest loan request ever made and would have needed the assistance of Germany and US. The IMF negotiators demanded heavy cuts in public expenditure and the budget deficit as a precondition for the loan. In the end Britain did not need to draw the full loan from the IMF and the crisis reinforced a change in policy orientation away from full employment and social welfare towards the control of inflation and expenditure.
When did Callaghan’s gov lose the vote on devolution?
Feb 1977
When and what was the fireman strike?
Nov 1977
Who dies in 1977 and who is he replaced by?
Foreign Secretary Anthony Crosland dies and is replaced by David Owen.
When did the PM secure a pact with David Steel’s Liberal Party?
March 1977
What % pay policy was agreed between the unions and the Government?
July 1978, 5% pay policy.
When did the Liberals end the Lib-Lab pact?
December 1978
The Winter of discontent was in which year and what happened during it?
January 1979 - Lorry drivers and tanker-drivers strike over pay as did 1.5 million NHS workers for 24 hours on 22nd January.
When did the referendum for the Welsh Assembly take place?
1st March 1979
When did the Opposition led by Margaret Thatcher table a motion of no confidence?
28th March in which the Government lost by 1 vote 311 to 310.
When did parliament dissolve?
6th April and a General election was called for 3rd May 1979.
