Chapter 15- impact of Thatcher on Society

Question 1

what did the housing act of 1980 do

Answer 1

give people the right to buy their council houses with a discount

Question 2

how much was the discount given to people on their council houses

Answer 2

between 33-50%

Question 3

how many people bought their council houses by 1988

Answer 3

2 million

Question 4

what was a problem with the right to buy scheme

Answer 4

councils advised to not spend makings on new council houses bu to reduce debts

this made waiting lists for rentals longer as cost of rent on good houses reduced

some people had to have emergency accommodation in b&b’s which cost councils a lot of money

Question 5

what did Thatcher call the striking miners and compare them to

Answer 5

‘the enemies within’

the falklands war

Question 6

how many pits did the NCB want to close in 1981

Answer 6

23

Question 7

why were the government prepared for a strike

Answer 7

huge coal reserves built up

North Sea oil would prevent energy crisis

Question 8

how many pits were announced to be closed in 1984

Answer 8

20

Question 9

what did Arthur scar gill claim to have seen and was this true

Answer 9

a plan to close 70n pits

yes- NCB planned to close 75 in the next 30 years

Question 10

why did the miners strike fail

Answer 10

divisions among miners- scar gill refused to do a strike ballot

union of democratic mineworkers (UDM) split off miners from Yorkshire

government prepared

strike was in spring so less coal required

better police tactics and equipment

Question 11

what was the famous battle between miners an dpoli9ce in June 1984

Answer 11

battle of orgreave

Question 12

how many miners and police were there and how many were injured

Answer 12

8000 police- 70 injured

5000 miners- 50 injured

Question 13

what did Neil Kinnock say about Scargill

Answer 13

‘the miners did not deserve him, they deserved much, much better.’

Question 14

how many did the coal industry employ in 1979 compared to 1990

Answer 14

200,000

90,000

Question 15

how did u union membership change from 1979-90

Answer 15

fell by a third

Question 16

what was the poll tax

Answer 16

a flat rate tax implemented to make councils more efficient as everyone had to contribute

Question 17

when and where was poll tax first implemented

Answer 17

scotland 1989

Question 18

when was the poll tax implemented in England

Answer 18

1990

Question 19

what were set up across the country in response to poll tax

Answer 19

anti-poll tax unions

Question 20

in some areas what percentage of people were non-payers

Answer 20

30%

Question 21

how many people attended anti-poll tax demonstration sin Trafalgar Square in 1990 and how many were injured and arrested

Answer 21

200,000

5000 injured

300 arrested

Question 22

why did thatcher not receive an honorary degree from Oxford despite every other post war prime minister getting one

Answer 22

cut spending on higher education

Question 23

which play writes were satirical towards thatcher

Answer 23

caryl Churchill

David hare

Question 24

what musicians campaigned against thatcher in the 80’s

Answer 24

Paul Weller

madness

Question 25

what tv programme criticised thatcher and was about men in Liverpool with the catchphrase ‘gizzajob’

Answer 25

boys from the blackstuff

Question 26

who were the green ham women

Answer 26

set up camp outside green ham common base which helps US cruise missiles for 19 years

formed 14 mile long human chain when missile delivery came

Question 27

why was environmentalism present under thatcher

Answer 27

accidents such as Bhopal gas leak and Cherynoble disaster occurred in 1984 and 1986