coal production + house prices

Question 1

what did the Coal Board announce in early 1984?

Answer 1

that 20 uneconomic pits would have to close

Question 2

the announcement in 1984 that 20 uneconomic pits would have to close impact?

Answer 2

put 20,000 miners out of work, gov second attempt to close these pits after a climb down in 1981

Question 3

miner’s at endangered cottonwood colliery in Yorkshire walked out on?

Answer 3

5 march 1984

Question 4

within a week of 5 march 1984 how many miners were on strike?

Answer 4

more than half of the country’s miners were on strike

Question 5

as home ownership grew house prices also rose, what did it climb to in March 1989?

Answer 5

32%

Question 6

growth was followed by a slump during?

Answer 6

the recession of the early 1990s under John major’s gov

Question 7

what disappeared under Thatcher

Answer 7

manufacturing disappeared under Thatcher

Question 8

in 1970 how much of UK GDP did the manufacturing sector account for?

Answer 8

accounted for 20.5% of the UK GDP