Opposition To The Lib Society Flashcards
The NVALA
This was set up in 1965, it opposed sex, violence and swearing on tv as well as socialism. They argued these things were taking over Britain. There were over 100,000 members
NVALA successes
Got film deep throat banned 1976
Passing of 1981 indecent display act passed
what was the NVALA made up of?
Made from midlands, Yorkshire and wales as well as Northern Ireland. They viewed London with suspicion however Mary Whitehorse exaggerated the affect of its membership and its impact on tv and radio was in fact minimal
Did the sexual revolution affect everyone
No, in fact most people would of only of heard about it in newspaper
How did the opponents of the liberal society claim that it was affecting the upper classes
By claiming that upper class youth committing crime such as vandalism, hooliganism was a result of it
This fuelled moral panic
Who was Mary Whitehouse
She was a school teacher and a devout Christian who opposed the liberal society and created the clean up tv act
What happened at Mary warehouses first clean up tv meeting
70 coaches turned up to Birmingham town hall however Mary whitehouse’s views were a lot more extreme then most
What was the nationwide festival of light and what was its purpose
The nationwide festival of light in 1971 was to protest moral pollution, although there was 70 regional rallies and it was supported by 100,000 (including cliff Richard) however it had little impact this was due to the decline of Christianity
How did the numbers of those attending church change?
The numbers fell from those attending church once a week from 35% before the war to only 13% by 1947
How does the book “the naked ape” written by Desmond Morris show that there was decline in religion
Because the book claims that religion has caused unnecessary misery and suffering but this resulted in no scandals
