Chapter 15- impact of Thatcher on Society Flashcards
what did the housing act of 1980 do
give people the right to buy their council houses with a discount
how much was the discount given to people on their council houses
between 33-50%
how many people bought their council houses by 1988
2 million
what was a problem with the right to buy scheme
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
what did Thatcher call the striking miners and compare them to
‘the enemies within’
the falklands war
how many pits did the NCB want to close in 1981
23
why were the government prepared for a strike
huge coal reserves built up
North Sea oil would prevent energy crisis
how many pits were announced to be closed in 1984
20
what did Arthur scar gill claim to have seen and was this true
a plan to close 70n pits
yes- NCB planned to close 75 in the next 30 years
why did the miners strike fail
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
what was the famous battle between miners an dpoli9ce in June 1984
battle of orgreave
how many miners and police were there and how many were injured
8000 police- 70 injured
5000 miners- 50 injured
what did Neil Kinnock say about Scargill
‘the miners did not deserve him, they deserved much, much better.’
how many did the coal industry employ in 1979 compared to 1990
200,000
90,000
how did u union membership change from 1979-90
fell by a third
what was the poll tax
a flat rate tax implemented to make councils more efficient as everyone had to contribute
when and where was poll tax first implemented
scotland 1989
when was the poll tax implemented in England
1990
what were set up across the country in response to poll tax
anti-poll tax unions
in some areas what percentage of people were non-payers
30%
how many people attended anti-poll tax demonstration sin Trafalgar Square in 1990 and how many were injured and arrested
200,000
5000 injured
300 arrested
why did thatcher not receive an honorary degree from Oxford despite every other post war prime minister getting one
cut spending on higher education
which play writes were satirical towards thatcher
caryl Churchill
David hare
what musicians campaigned against thatcher in the 80’s
Paul Weller
madness
what tv programme criticised thatcher and was about men in Liverpool with the catchphrase ‘gizzajob’
boys from the blackstuff
who were the green ham women
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
why was environmentalism present under thatcher
accidents such as Bhopal gas leak and Cherynoble disaster occurred in 1984 and 1986
