Chapter 5 - key dates and stats Flashcards
What were the results of the 1964 election?
317 seats for Labour, 4 seat majority
What were the results of the 1966 election?
363 seats Labour, 47.9%
253 seats Conservative, 41.9%
12 seats Liberal, 8.5%
2 seats other, 1.7%
96 seat Labour majority
What was Harold Wilson like as an early Labour MP?
Seemed to be on the Labour Left, resigned over prescription charges in 1950.
When did Harold Wilson first challenge Gaitskell for leadership?
1961
What was Britain’s growth rate (1950-1973)?
under 3%, less than the USA (4%), W Germany (6%) and Japan (9%)
What deficit did Labour inherit?
£800 milliom
When did Wilson move George Brown from the DEA to the Foreign Office?
1966
When was the DEA abandoned?
1967
When were the sterling crises?
1965 and 1966.
When did the Six Day War break out in the Middle East?
June 1967
When was the major dock strike break out?
August 1967
What did the government do in response to the oil supply disruption?
They devalued the pound, dropping by 14% to $2.40 USD
As well as defence cuts and hire purchase restrictions
What did Jenkins do as Chancellor?
Used deflation, raising taxes and tightening government spending.
When did the government achieve a balance of payment surplus?
1969
What was inflation running at between 1969 and 1970?
12%
What percent of the population had a positive view of unions in the early 1960s?
nearly 60%
When was the ‘In Place of Strife’ white paper produced by Barbara Castle?
1969
What were the terms of the ‘In Place of Strife’ white paper?
28 day ‘cooling off’ period
government could impose a settlement when unions were in dispute with each other
strike ballots could be imposed
an industrial relations court could prosecute those breaking the rules
Who was leader of the TGWU when ‘In Place of Strife’ was released?
Jack Jones, who firmly opposed it
How many MPs were against ‘In Place of Strife’?
Around 50 MPs and James Callaghan
When did the TUC negotiate a compromise with the government?
June 1969
When did Tony Benn become minister of technology, from when it rapidly improved?
1966
When was Northern Ireland created?
1922
When was the Irish War of Independence?
1919-1921
How was Ireland partitioned?
26 counties to the Irish Free State, 6 counties remained with Britain.
When did civil rights movements start to challenge anti-catholic discrimination in NI?
1964
When were civil rights marches held, which were attacked by Loyalists?
1968
When did the Apprentice Boys march on Bogside, where they were attacked by nationalists?
1969
How long did the rioting in Bogside, after the Apprentice Boys march, continue for?
For two days
What did Stormont concede on as a result of increased tensions in the late 60s?
Housing and electoral boundaries
When did Harold Wilson send in British Army troops?
August 1969
When did Enoch Powell make his ‘rivers of blood’ speech?
1968
When was Enoch Powell sacked from the Shadow Cabinet by Edward Heath, as a result of his stance on immigration?
1968
What were the results of the 1970 election?
330 seats Conservative, 46.4%
287 seats Labour, 43.0%
6 seats Liberal, 7.5%
7 seats other, 3.1%
Overall 30 seat Conservative majority
