Social conditions Flashcards
1
Q
Thatcher’s economic policies led to unemployment growing to how many people in 1983?
A
3 million
2
Q
Riots broke out in which areas in 1981?
A
Brixton, London
Toxeth, Liverpool
3
Q
What was Thatcher’s key housing policy that was popular with the working class?
A
Council House “Right to Buy” scheme
4
Q
Property ownership grew by what % under Thatcher?
A
12%
5
Q
How did Thatcher encourage the NHS to be run more like a business?
A
- GPs in charge of their own budgets
- Competition between different services
- Hospitals in control of the own budgets
6
Q
What new secondary education qualification did Thatcher introduce in 1986?
A
GCSE
7
Q
What was introduced in 1988 to raise standards in education across the country?
A
National Curriculum
8
Q
What did the University Funding Council do?
A
Scrutinised university courses to ensure they met the needs of the national economy
