Heaths Government Flashcards
When was heath elected
18 June 1970
What were the conservatives policies going into the 1970 election
Tax reforms
Better law and order
Reforms to trade unions
Immigration control
Cut to public spending
Ending public subsidy of lame duck industries
What reforms did heath make
why were there not very many
School leaving age became 16
Local governemnt was reorganised
Currency went to decimal
Because the administration was busy with economic and industrial relations
What does stagflation mean
High unemployment and high inflation
When was rolls Royce nationalised
1971
What company did the government spend money on to prevent its bankruptcy
Upper Clyde shipbuilders
What was unemployment in 1973
500,000
When was the oil crisis and what caused it
1973
The Yom Kippur war prompted OPEC to declare an oil embargo, exports stopped and prices quadrupled
Why did the NUM demand a pay rise and when
Nov 1973 due to the oil crisis
When was the industrial relations act and what was it
1971
It was very similar to in place of strife
What did the industrial relations act do
Set up an industrial relations court
Provided strike ballots
Put cooling off periods in place
Who striked in 1972
Miners , ambulance drivers , firefighters, civil servants , power workers , hospital staff , engine drivers
How many days were lost to strikes in 1972
23,909,000
What was I inflation at
5%
What U turns did heath make
Public spending
Supporting lame duck industries - in his manifesto he promised to stop nationalisation
