Social - Key Facts Flashcards
Name of the act that proposed devolution
Devolution Act for Scotland and Wales
Clause added to the Devolution Act which made it unlikely to pass
Referendums had to be conducted before devolution could go ahead
Result of the Welsh Devolution Referendum
- 20.3% for
- 79.9% against
Result of the loss of devolution in Scotland
Scottish nationalist MPs withdrew their support from the Labour Party
Centre that opened in London in 1976
Rape Crisis Centre
Act that made it possible for women to take out court order restraining violent partners
Domestic Violence Act 1976
Held in response to the Yorkshire Ripper
‘Reclaim the Night’ Marches
TUC Charter concerning Women
Equality for Women within Trade Unions
Percentage of Women’s compared to Men’s wages in 1977
70%
Campaign that started in response to Eric Clapton supporting Enoch Powell’s River of Blood speech
Rock against Racism
Number of people that attended the Rock against Racism concernt
100,000
Black Footballers
- Justin Fashanu
- John Barnes
- Viv Anderson
Number of racist incidents in the Trade Council of East London
Over 100 including 2 murders
Fraction increase in the number of assults on Asians and African-Carribeans
1/3
Murder victim of the National Front in 1976
Gurdip Singh Cahggar
Name of the riots in the summer of 1976
Southall Riots
Point lead the Conservatives gained after taking a tough stance on immigration
11
Point lead the Conservatives gained after taking a tough stance on immigration
11
Number of police officers that were an ethnic minority in the Met Police
70 out of 22,000
Number of people injured in riots at the Notting Hill Carnival in 1976
Over 300
Member of the Anti-Nazi League and teacher that was murdered by police
Blair Peach
US Band that help start the Punk movement
New York Dolls
British punk bands
- Sex Pistols
- The Clash
- The Damned
- The Buzzcocks
People who opened a botique called SEX
- Vivienne Westwood
- Malcom McLaren
