heath | Small Answers Flashcards
1
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Why was Heath Voted Out in ‘74
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- Unemployment
- Strikes
- 3 Day Week
2
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What Caused the Economic Crisis in ‘74
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- Yom Kippur War
- Miners strike
- 3 day week
3
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What year did Britain join the EEC
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‘73
4
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Effect of Liberalising the Banking System
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- Higher Lending
- Therefore Inflation
5
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What did Heath do to appeal to the EEC?
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- VAT Tax
- Decimalisation (100p in a £, not 144)
- Relaxed Exchange Controls (exchange of currency)
6
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What did Tax Cuts ‘71 cause
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- High Economic Growth
- Low Unemployment
7
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‘Selsdon Man’
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- ## Anti-Union Cooperation
8
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’70s Economic shock caused by
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Yom Kippur War - Oil Crisis
9
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The Position of Trade Unions in early ’70s
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- Very Influential (most powerful point)
> When demanded 45% pay rise, Heath had to capitulate
10
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Flying Pickets
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Strikers who go to pickets in places where they don;t work to support the strikers
11
Q
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- Keeping pay incomes board
- “In Place of Strife”
> resisted by Unions
> would make negotiation easier and mandatory
12
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Authur Scargill
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- Communist (revolutionary)
- Wanted to seize control of the Miners
- Influential figure
13
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Industrial Relations Bill ‘71
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- Meant to “curb” Unions’ Power
- Worker-Employer Agreements legally enforceable
> Industrial Court set up
14
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Shop Stewart
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- An elected worker to represent the other workers in discussions with Management
15
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TUC
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Organisation that supported Trade Unions
