Chapter 21- the labour governments Flashcards
why was Blair seen as an ordinary person
wore casual clothes
played in a rock band at university
supported his local team Newcastle
what was the result of Blair’s speech which called Diana ‘the peoples princess’
internal Labour Party poll showed Blair’s popularity to rise to 93%
what was Blair’s so called third way
not mattering if an industry is privately or state owned as long as the quality of produce is good
what was devolution
setting up independent governments in regions such as Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
when were devolution referendums held
1997
what was the result of devolution referendums
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
what role was introduced under Blair
mayor of London
who did Blair block from being the labour candidate for mayor of London and why
ken Livingstone
represented all that had been wrong with the loony left of the 1980’s
who became mayor of London
ken Livingstone after running independently
Blair forced to let him back into party
labour candidate finished third
what did Blair do to the house of lords
reduced the amount of hereditary peers to 92
what did the freedom of information act of 2000 do
gave people the right to request information from public bodies
what did the freedom of information act lead to
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
what did the human rights act 1998 incorporate into British law
the European convention on human rights
what did the government have to amend in 2004
anti-terrorist legislation which allowed non-brutish nationals to be detained for 28 days on suspicion of terrorism- this didn’t calling with ECHR
what did Blair promise was going to be labours key domestic commitment
‘education, education, education’
what type of schools did Blair encourage
specialist schools
why was Blair seen as qualified to handle education
he had four school age children
what did Blair promise about crime
he would be ‘tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime’
how ddi Blair plan to be tough on crime and its causes
tried to reduce social exclusions
made prison sentences longer
what did the Labour Party promise more investment into in the 2001 election
health and education
what was set up in 2001 to ensure reforms were implemented reforms to education etc
a special delivery unit
targets increased
how did Blair plan to improve education and healthcare in 2001
empty more teachers doctors and nurses
ensure improved exam results
reduce waiting lists for operations
why was there a blockade by farmers and lorry drivers in 2000
lack of fuel
what were the effects of foot and mouth disease
countryside cut off
ten million animals killed
what did labour ban in 2004
hunting with dogs
how many people protested over the ban on hunting with dogs in 2002 with the countryside alliance
500,000
what were browns initial priorities as chancellor
keep inflation low
keep government spending under control
prove labour was pro-business and could be trusted with the economy
what did brown inject more money into after 2001
public services
what did brown make independent from the government in 1998
bank of England
what methods did labour use for public spending
Private finance initiative
what were the criticisms of PFI
although buildings were finished quickly it stacked up debt
how ddi growth compare from 1992-1997 and 1997-2007
92-97: 3%
97-07: 2.25%
how did inflation compare from 1992-1997 and 1997-2007
92-97: 2.2%
97-07: 1.5%
what did the good Friday deal include
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
what percentage of people voted for the good Friday agreement in NI and RI
NI- 71%
RI-94%
what is a demonstration the good Friday agreement was unsuccessful
Omagh bombing happened after and killed 30 (done by off shoot of IRA)
between what years did the devolved institutions have to be dissolved due to disagreements over terms of good Friday agreement
2002-2006 (ended by St Andrews agreement)
