Chapter 21- the labour governments

Question 1

why was Blair seen as an ordinary person

Answer 1

wore casual clothes

played in a rock band at university

supported his local team Newcastle

Question 2

what was the result of Blair’s speech which called Diana ‘the peoples princess’

Answer 2

internal Labour Party poll showed Blair’s popularity to rise to 93%

Question 3

what was Blair’s so called third way

Answer 3

not mattering if an industry is privately or state owned as long as the quality of produce is good

Question 4

what was devolution

Answer 4

setting up independent governments in regions such as Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Question 5

when were devolution referendums held

Answer 5

1997

Question 6

what was the result of devolution referendums

Answer 6

Scottish people voted in favour of devolving power to parliament of Scotland and giving them tax raising powers, leading to new Scottish assembly in Edinburgh

welsh assembly established in Cardiff but this had more limited powers

Government in Northern Ireland devolved after good Friday agreement

Question 7

what role was introduced under Blair

Answer 7

mayor of London

Question 8

who did Blair block from being the labour candidate for mayor of London and why

Answer 8

ken Livingstone

represented all that had been wrong with the loony left of the 1980’s

Question 9

who became mayor of London

Answer 9

ken Livingstone after running independently

Blair forced to let him back into party

labour candidate finished third

Question 10

what did Blair do to the house of lords

Answer 10

reduced the amount of hereditary peers to 92

Question 11

what did the freedom of information act of 2000 do

Answer 11

gave people the right to request information from public bodies

Question 12

what did the freedom of information act lead to

Answer 12

over 100,000 requests being made each year

stopped politicians making difficult decisions due to fear of public finding out

Blair described it as a naive, foolish and irresponsible’ decision

Question 13

what did the human rights act 1998 incorporate into British law

Answer 13

the European convention on human rights

Question 14

what did the government have to amend in 2004

Answer 14

anti-terrorist legislation which allowed non-brutish nationals to be detained for 28 days on suspicion of terrorism- this didn’t calling with ECHR

Question 15

what did Blair promise was going to be labours key domestic commitment

Answer 15

‘education, education, education’

Question 16

what type of schools did Blair encourage

Answer 16

specialist schools

Question 17

why was Blair seen as qualified to handle education

Answer 17

he had four school age children

Question 18

what did Blair promise about crime

Answer 18

he would be ‘tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime’

Question 19

how ddi Blair plan to be tough on crime and its causes

Answer 19

tried to reduce social exclusions

made prison sentences longer

Question 20

what did the Labour Party promise more investment into in the 2001 election

Answer 20

health and education

Question 21

what was set up in 2001 to ensure reforms were implemented reforms to education etc

Answer 21

a special delivery unit

targets increased

Question 22

how did Blair plan to improve education and healthcare in 2001

Answer 22

empty more teachers doctors and nurses

ensure improved exam results

reduce waiting lists for operations

Question 23

why was there a blockade by farmers and lorry drivers in 2000

Answer 23

lack of fuel

Question 24

what were the effects of foot and mouth disease

Answer 24

countryside cut off

ten million animals killed

Question 25

what did labour ban in 2004

Answer 25

hunting with dogs

Question 26

how many people protested over the ban on hunting with dogs in 2002 with the countryside alliance

Answer 26

500,000

Question 27

what were browns initial priorities as chancellor

Answer 27

keep inflation low

keep government spending under control

prove labour was pro-business and could be trusted with the economy

Question 28

what did brown inject more money into after 2001

Answer 28

public services

Question 29

what did brown make independent from the government in 1998

Answer 29

bank of England

Question 30

what methods did labour use for public spending

Answer 30

Private finance initiative

Question 31

what were the criticisms of PFI

Answer 31

although buildings were finished quickly it stacked up debt

Question 32

how ddi growth compare from 1992-1997 and 1997-2007

Answer 32

92-97: 3%

97-07: 2.25%

Question 33

how did inflation compare from 1992-1997 and 1997-2007

Answer 33

92-97: 2.2%

97-07: 1.5%

Question 34

what did the good Friday deal include

Answer 34

would be up to the people of NI if they belonged to republic of Ireland or the United Kingdom

a devolved assembly and a power-sharing executive would be set up

links between NI and RI would be strengthened as well as links between Britain and RI

parties would use influence to ensure decommissioning of arms

there would be an independent commission to oversee police reforms

if paramilitary groups remained peaceful political prisoners would be set free

Question 35

what percentage of people voted for the good Friday agreement in NI and RI

Answer 35

NI- 71%

RI-94%

Question 36

what is a demonstration the good Friday agreement was unsuccessful

Answer 36

Omagh bombing happened after and killed 30 (done by off shoot of IRA)

Question 37

between what years did the devolved institutions have to be dissolved due to disagreements over terms of good Friday agreement

Answer 37

2002-2006 (ended by St Andrews agreement)