Legislation and Statistics, 1960-1969 Flashcards
When were NEDDY and NICKY set up?
1962
When was unemployment highest since the war?
1963
When had real incomes risen 22%?
By 1964
When were the PIAs?
1966 and 1967
When was the National Front founded?
1967
By how much was the pound devalued in 1967?
From $2.80 to $2.40
What % of uni applications were successful in 1961?
15%
When was the birth control pill invented?
1961
When was homosexuality and abortion legalised?
1967
When was the IRC formed?
1966
When was the Rivers of Blood speech and how many people agreed?
1968 and 74% agreed
When did National Service End?
1961
When was Beyond the Fringe?
1960
What % owned a TV in 1960?
80%
What is an example of a show from the satire boom?
‘That Was The Week That Was’ 1962
When was the Profumo affair?
1963
What evidence is there that poverty wasn’t eradicated?
1965 Child Poverty Action Group claimed 720,000 children were living in poverty. Increasing welfare costs led to debate over their effectiveness
When did Ronan Point flats explode?
1968
What immigration act was passed in 1962 and how much support did it have?
1962 Commonwealth Immigration Act - had to have a work voucher to enter the the UK. 62-76% support
When was “If you want a nigger for a neighbour vote Labour”?
1964
When were the race relations acts passed?
1965 1968
When was the open uni established?
1969
When was the crosland circular and CSE?
1965
How much did welfare cost in 1966?
5% of GDP
How many days lost to wildcat strikes in 1968?
4.7 million
When did Desmond Dekker’s Israelites reach number 1?
1969
How many slum houses did Manchester have in 1963?
80,000
What did the 1963 Newsom Report call for?
Helping weak pupils and new teaching methods
How often did the MC or WC go on holidays in 1960s?
1/3 of MC took regular holidays
1/5 of WC
What patriotic film was there in 1960?
Sink the Bismark
When was James Bond?
1962
How much was the budget deficit 1964-1970?
£800 million budget deficit
When was the British Black Panther Party founded?
1968
By 1964, how many grammars, secondary moderns and technical schools were there?
3906 secondary moderns, 1298 grammar schools, 195 comprehensives
When was the merger of British Leyland and the British Motor Corporation?
1968
What % of abortions were done in the private secto between 1968-1978?
58% suggesting they were more available to MC women
How many misconduct inquiries were made into mental health hospitals in 1967-1981?
25 separate inquiries into misconduct
How did treatments expand between 1948-1964?
250% more drugs available in 1964 than in 1951
1964 - vaccines for TB, diphtheria, polio, whooping cough and tetanus
From 1960, what was the NHS able to provide?
Kidney dialysis
Catheters
Organ transplants
How did spending increase 1960-1975?
Spending increased 4.5% each year
How did the NHS improve life expectancy?
- 8 years for men to 71 years
70. 1 years for women to 77 years
How many new unis opened in the 1960s known as plate glass unis?
20
What did the Plowden Report recommend in 1967?
Banning corporal punishment
Giving children more freedom within the classroom
Encouraging teachers to help and advice rather than lecture
When did the BBC begin playing pop music?
1967
What 1964 tv programme catered to teenagers?
Top of the Pops
