Politics (1979-87) Flashcards
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Describe Thatcher’s first cabinet
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- 3/4 of cabinet associated with mainstream keynesian ideals
- Included ‘wets’ and ‘dries’
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‘wet’ in Thatcher’s first cabinet
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- Michael Heseltine - Env Sec
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Describe reasons for conservative victory in 1983
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- Falklands War victory
- ‘Right to buy’
- Economic success (e.g. inflation falling from 22% to 5%)
- Trade Union reform
- Labour issues
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Describe the results of the 1983 election (for the conservatives)
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- 144-seat Conservative majority
- won only 42.4% of popular vote
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stat that shows the impact of the SDP in the 1983 election
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- Won 25.4% of popular vote, only 2.2% behind Labour
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Describe the ‘longest suicide note in history’ 1983
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- Higher personal taxation
- Withdrawal from EEC
- renationalisation of privatised companies e.g. British Aerospace
- abolition of HoL
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unemployment in Northern Ireland (1983-87)
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- Unemployment at 21%, highest in the UK
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Describe Tory rebellions (1983-87)
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- Shops Bill 1986 derailed by 72 Con rebels
- Heseltine resigned over the Westland Affair
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results of the 1987 election
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conservative majority of 102
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Describe the reasons for Conservative victory in the 1987 election
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- Affluence of Lawson’s policies
- Industrial policy (miner’s strike and trade union policy)
- Failures of Labour
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Describe the success of Conservative policies by 1987
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- ‘Economic miracle’ (consumer-driven boom) in prosperous regions that had backed Conservatives in 1983,
- Real wages higher than inflation in many areas
- Privatisation provided windfall profits
