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1
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What were the key features of economy?

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Mixed economy

Full employment

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What is keynesian economics?

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Government interference to keep demand high - stop another depression

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3
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When was the postwar boom/age of affluence?

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1951-1964

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4
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When did food rationing end?

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July 1954

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5
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In 1955 how many people were unemployed?

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less than 1%

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6
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What sectors expanded between 1951-64?

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Electrical and engineering

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7
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What was the 1955 giveaway budget?

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Tax cuts of £134 million to the middle class

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What was the april 1959 giveaway budget?

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Tax cuts of £370 million to the middle class

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9
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In 1960 how many people were employed in the service industry?

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5 million

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10
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What was the growth rate of the economy between 1963-1964?

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4% to 6%

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11
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What caused run on the pound?

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Suez crisis

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12
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What caused divisions in the cabinet between 1957-58?

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Stop-go cycle

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13
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When did the pay pause come into effect and what did it cause?

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1961 - caused application for an IMF loan

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14
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When did Britain apply to the EEC the first time?

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1961

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15
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When was the National Economic development council set up and what was it’s job?

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1961 - For long term economic planning

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16
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When was Britain rejected from the EEC?

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1963

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17
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What was the Beeching report and when was it?

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1963 - suggested railway cuts across the country

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18
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When were the labour government sterling crisises?

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1965 and 1966

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19
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Who was the Chancellor of the exchequer for labour 1964-70?

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Roy Jenkins

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20
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Why was Roy Jenkins a good chancellor of the exchequer?

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  • Raised taxes
  • Tightened government spending
  • Deflationary tactics
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21
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When did the labour government 1964-1970 achieve a balance of payments?

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1969

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22
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What countries was Britain lagging behind in 1964?

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Germany and Japan

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23
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What was the deficit the labour government inherited in 1964?

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800 million

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24
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Why did the DEA fail in 1967?

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There were conflicts with the treasury so could no longer carry out economic planning

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25
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Why were there strikes and a sterling crisis in 1966?

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Due to prices and incomes policies

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26
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What affected the balance of payments 1967?

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War in the Middle east

Dock strikes

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27
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How much was the pound devalued in 1967?

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14%

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28
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When was the second EEC application rejected?

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1967

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29
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What was the inflation rate 1969-1970?

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12%

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30
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What cycle were the governments trapped in?

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Stop-go

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31
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What did the government investments do 1973?

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Modernised the industry

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32
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What was the unemployment rate 1970-74?

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500,000

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33
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Who/what caused stagflation?

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Anthony barber as he cut taxes

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34
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What is stagflation?

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High inflation with high unemployment

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35
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What did the conservative government u-turn on in 1971?

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  • Said they wouldn’t give subsidies to lame-duck industries

- Nationalised Rolls Royce

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36
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What caused the 1973 stop of exports and rocketing oil prices?

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Yom Kippur war and OPEC oil embargo

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37
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Why could the 1976 IMF loan be viewed as good?

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Handled it well repaying it by may 1979

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38
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How many oil fields came into production by 1979?

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9

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39
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What was inflation at during labour government’s time in power 1974-79?

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10%

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40
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When did unemployment begin to fall again between 1974-79?

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1978

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41
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In 1978 working days lost fell to what?

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A ten year low

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42
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What did Healy’s budget of April 1975 do?

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Created steep taxation and a decrease in public spending

43
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What got called to question effectiveness in 1975?

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National enterprise board

44
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What was the National Enterprise Board?

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Administer governments share in private enterprise and give financial aid

45
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When was British Leyland nationalised?

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1975

46
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What did the social contract fail to do in 1975?

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Limit wage demands

47
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What did the failed social contract cause?

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  • More formal pay restraint

- Divisions within the labour party

48
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What did the poor balance of payments cause in 1976?

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  • Pressure on sterling
    • Concerns UK didn’t have enough currency reserves
49
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When did the Uk receive and IMF loan?

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December 1976

50
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How much was the IMF loan?

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3 billion

51
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What did the government have to do in return for the IMF loan?

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Make big spending cuts

52
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What was unemployment at in 1978?

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1.6 million

53
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What were Thatcher’s main economic aims?

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  • Monetarism
  • Deregulation
54
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What happened in 1980 with the economy due to the effects of monetarism?

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  • plunged into recession
  • inflation was above 15%
  • unemployment above 2 million
55
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How was the run of the pound avoided in 1980?

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The flow of North sea oil and gas

56
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How much did manufacturing fall in 2 years of Thatchers premiership?

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15%

57
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How much did the production in the west midlands fall by during Thatchers premiership?

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25%

58
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What was unemployment 1983-1985?

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Above 3 million

59
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What was the youth employment scheme?

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Businesses were given a subsidy for taking on young people

60
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How was taxation changed under Thatcher?

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  • From direct to indirect taxation through VAT
  • The idea that people can spend their money better than the government can
61
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How much did the top income tax fall by in 1988?

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83% to 40%

62
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What did VAT raise to in 1979?

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15%

63
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What did rate capping limit under Thatcher?

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The amount local councils could tax people

64
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What did privatisation signify?

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The end of the post war consensus

65
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When was BP privatised?

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1979

66
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When was British aerospace privatised?

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1980

67
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When was British telecome privatised?

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1984

68
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When was British gas privatised?

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1986

69
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Why was life more insecure for people under Thatcher when it came to their jobs?

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Private companies cut back on staff so many people were losing their job

70
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What was the loan guarantee scheme?

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Easier for businesses to borrow money

71
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What was the enterprise allowance scheme?

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The unemployed were given £40 a week for up to a year to help them set up their own business

72
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What happened in october 1986?

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The Big Bang

73
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What was the Big Bang?

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It deregulated the London stock exchange

74
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What was the yuppie class?

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People living in urban areas with high amounts of disposable income

75
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How much did GDP grow in the 1980s?

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2.2%

76
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Why did the economy grow so little in the 1980s?

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Although the economy had started to increase by the second half of the decade, the damage was extensive from the first half

77
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What was unemployment levels like in Liverpool under Thatcher?

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25%

78
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When did the stock market crash?

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1987

79
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Why did the stock market crash in 1987?

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Due to deregulation

80
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What was the lawson boom?

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Rapid expansion of the economy

81
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What did the lawson boom cause?

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A balance of payments issue

82
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What was inflation like in 1990?

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10.9%

83
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What was the benefits of leaving the ERM?

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Didn’t have to keep inflation low anymore

84
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What was unemployment like under John Major?

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It stayed low

85
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What happened to the housing market like under john major?

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It began to pick up

86
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Why did world trade expand under John Major?

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America were also coming out of a recession

87
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What were the economic positives in 1997?

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  • unemployment down
  • productivity was up
  • consumer spending was up
  • car ownership was up
  • house prices were up
88
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What were the economic negatives at the end of 1990?

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  • declining manufacturing production
  • rise in unemployment
  • slump in house prices
89
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How much did unemployment rise 1991/1992?

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1.6 million to 2.6 million

90
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What was the issues in housing in 1991/1992?

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Mortgage value was higher than house prices

91
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What were the government forced into in 1992?

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High public spending and borrowing

92
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When was black wednesday?

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16th september 1992

93
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What was black wednesday?

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The government were forced to withdraw from the ERM

94
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Why were the govenrment forced to withdraw from the ERM?

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The pound collapsed

95
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What was the ERM?

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Exchange rate mechanism

96
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What economic principles did Blair follow?

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  • keep inflation low
  • keep government spending under control
  • pro-business
  • set ruleson government borrwoing
97
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What economic image did the Blair government want to move away from?

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The labour ‘tax and spend’

98
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What did Blair want to do with the bank of england and why?

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  • Wanted to make it independent
  • the government would make inflation targets but the bank would decide how to achieve this
99
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What was ‘prudence with a purpose’?

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Blair’s governments belief that having a growing and stable economy would improve public services

100
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When did Blair’s government increase public spending?

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2001

101
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What did Blair’s increase in public spending cause?

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  • higher inflation rates
  • 2.6% 1997
  • 4.8% 2007
102
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How did Blair finance more public spending?

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Through public finance initatives

103
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How did Blair bring in money?

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  • raising national insurance rates
  • removing marriage tax allowance for couples under 65
  • removing tax relief on mortgage payments
  • reducing levels of tax-free savings
  • sold off gold reserves

History - Britain (9 decks)

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