harold wilson (1974-1976) Flashcards
premiership of harold wilson: 1974-1976.
What was inflation running at in 1974.
15%.
What was the balance of payment deficit by 1974.
£3 billion.
What was the 1974 outcome.
Labour gained 18 seats, 42 more than the Conservatives.
When had Wilson negotiated the Social Contract.
1973.
The Social Contract.
Voluntary pay restraints for unions in return to the repeal of Heaths Industrial Act.
Who agreed to Wilson’s Social Contract and what did this allow.
The National Union of Miners, allowing ending of the three-day-week and state of emergency.
Who became new chancellor in 1974.
Dennis Healy.
What did Healy’s 1975 budget introduce.
- More formal pay restraint.
- Taxation rises.
- Public spending cuts.
When was the National Enterprise Board set up under who.
1974 under Tony Benn.
What was the purpose of the National Enterprise Board.
Administer government shareholding in private companies and provide financial aid for investment increases.
What caused controversy around Britains intervention in ‘lame-duck’ industries.
Nationalization of British Leyland in 1975.
When was Wilson’s insulting speech about Ireland.
1974.
Where was bombed following Wilson’s insulting speech to Northern Ireland.
Parliment, Tower of London, etc.
When did the SUnngingdale Agreement collapse.
1974.
When did Wilson impose direct rule to Northern Ireland.
1974.
When was an elected Northern Irish Consititution Convention established.
1974.
Who did Wilson put in charge of handling the troubles.
Roy Manson.
What were Roy Mansons three main policies.
- Ulsterisation.
- Criminalisation.
- Normalisation.
Normalization.
Special Category Status removed from terrorist prisoners.
Ulsterization.
Providing power to the Royal Ulster Constabulary rather than the army.
Criminilization.
Presenting the IRA as terrorists.
When was the first rape crisis center.
1976.
Domestic Violence Act (1976).
Allowed women to restrain violent partners in court.
The Sex Discrimination Act (1975).
- Aimed to end discrimmination on basis of gender or martial status.
- Provide equal oppurtunities in employment and education.
- Outlawed harrassment.
When was The Equality Opportunities Commission set up.
1975.
What was the purpose of the Equality Opportunities Commission.
Oversee the Sex Discrimmination and Equal Pay Act, with power to bring court proceedings.
Failure of the Equality Opportunities Commission.
- Only investigated 9 cases in 8 years.
- 10% of sex discrimmination acts were successful.
Who pushed the Social Security Act and what did it appeal for.
- Barbara Castle.
- To give women with caring responsibilities more generous pension schemes.
When did the Employment Protection Act come in.
1975.
What was the Employment Protection Act.
- Paid maternity leave.
- Outlaw of dismissal on grounds of pregnancy.
Race Relations Act (1976).
Set up of the Commission for Racial Inequality.
What was the National Front membership by 1976.
20,000.
When was Rock-Against-Racism established., where, and who headlined.
1976, in Trafalgar Square, with the Clash.
When did the Nottinghill Carnival spark riot and how many were harmed.
1976, causing 300 harmed.
When did the punk movement begin with which bands.
1975, with the Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Damned, etc.
Why was the Sex Pistols deemed controversial.
Johnny Rotten swore on life television.
When did Vivienne Westwood open SEX.
1974.
When was the Animal Liberation Front formed.
1976.
What was the controversy around environmentalism in 1975.
Exposed that beagles were being tested in laboratories.
What did the Peoples Party rename in 1975.
The Ecology Party.
When was the referendum for the EEC membership held.
1975.
What was the result of the 1975 EEC referendum.
17 million yes; 8 million no.
