Social Developments: Immigration and Race Relations - Acts, National Front, Issues Flashcards
What did the 1971 Immigration Act by the Conservatives do?
Made it so that New Commonwealth immigrants could only come to the country if they had a guaranteed job and at least 1 grandparent born in Britain
What event happened in Uganda which made the Conservatives briefly drop the 1971 Immigration Act? When did this happen?
Idi Amin exiled all Ugandan Asians from Uganda and they had to come to Britain, happened in 1973
How many Ugandan Asians came in to the country in late 1973?
Over 25,000
What also happened in Bangladesh that caused an influx of immigrants? When?
In 1974 Bangladesh broke away from Pakistan
How many New Commonwealth Immigrants had come to Britain from 1948-74?
1 million
What were the specific statistics of where the people came from in 1948-74? Name 3 statistics.
1/3 were from the West Indies, Half were from India and Pakistan, 150,000 were from African Nations
What was an issue that the new immigrants found in terms of representation when they came to Britain?
They had very little political representation
How could political representation for non-white residents in Britain be shown to be limited?
In the 1974 London Borough Council elections, only 10 non-white councillors had been elected.
How many non-white London Borough Council members had been elected by 1978?
35 non-white councillors had been elected
Why is the amount of councillors still elected by 1978 a limitation?
Because the amount of immigration to Britain had still gone up during this time
What did the 1976 Labour Race Relations Act do?
Created a commission which was able to investigate racial hatred. It also became illegal to incite racial hatred
What developments were there around the National Front in terms of power?
By 1976 they had 20,000 members. By 1977 they were considered to be the 4th largest political party in Britain.
What percentage of votes did the National Front get in the Midlands in the early 1970’s compared to the late 1970’s?
In the early 1970’s they usually only got 3% of the vote in these areas. By the late 1970s, they were able to consistently get over 15% of the votes
What was significant about the growth of the national front in this decade?
It showed that Immigration was a continuing problem in Britain
What policies did the National Front have and who did they oppose?
They had right-wing policies and opposed the EEC, NATO and the United Nations.
