Social - Key Facts Flashcards
Representatives of the Looney Left
- Ken Livingstone
- Derek Hatton
Legislation to limit industrial action
- Employment Act 1980 and 1982
- Trade Union Act 1984
Aim of Arthur Scargill
‘Bring down the wicked Tory government’
Miners that Scargill lost support from
Nottingham
Quotes that Neil Kinnock said about Thatcher and Scargill
‘My view is that Margaret Thatcher and Arthur Scargill deserved each other’
Reduction in the number of miners from 1979
140,000
Fraction of union membership from 1979
2/3
Chair of the National Coal Board
Ian McGregor
Number of pit closures proposed in the secret NCB plan
70
British mines produced …
‘The finest deep mined coal in the world’
Decline of coal mines in Britain
The number of British miners and pits halved each decade since 1945
Public health crisis of the era
AIDs Crisis
City that was particularly hit by alcohol and drug misuse
Liverpool
Event that meant more drugs could get to Britain
Afghan War
Laws that gave police officers permission to stop and search suspected people if they thought they might commit a crime
SUS Laws
Name of the Operation which aimed to reduce street crime
Operation Swamp
Number of people arrested in Operation Swamp
1,000 people in 6 days
Protest against American Cruise Missiles in Britain
Both 1981 and 1983
- Greenham Women
- 14-mile human chain
Environmental disasters that made people more conscious of environmental issues
- Bhopal Gas Leak 1984
- Chernobyl Nuclear Accident 1986
Number of people at the anti-poll tax riots in Trafalgar Square in 1990
250,000
Number of people injured from the anti-poll tax riots in Trafalgar Square in 1990
5,000
Number of arrests from the anti-poll tax riots in Trafalgar Square in 1990
300
Number of people that had taken advantage of the ‘right to buy’ scheme in 1988
2 Million
