Thatcher role of the state

Question 1

cut local gov. funding from … in … to … in …

Answer 1

£44mil
1979
£39mil
1990

Question 2

… … introduced policy of ‘targets & penalities’ for local gov.

Answer 2

1981
Michael Heseltine

Question 3

Rates Bill … = cap on local gov. taxation, initially defied by … Council led by … & extreme left-wing group …

Answer 3

1984
Liverpool
Derek Hatton
Militant Tendency

Question 4

Local Gov. Act … (1st) abolished … metropolitan councils including …’s Greater London Council

Answer 4

1985
7
‘Red’ Ken Livingstone

Question 5

Local Gov. Act … (2nd) forced councils to ‘buy in’ services = … local gov. employees made redundant … to …

Answer 5

1988
over 400,000
1979
1990

Question 6

local gov. spending as proportion GDP fell … in … to … in …

Answer 6

10%
1979
8.7%
1990

Question 7

Housing Act … = ‘right to buy’ … discount for … years or … for … years

Answer 7

1980
33%
3
50%
20

Question 8

… people bought council home every year … to …

Answer 8

500,000
1980
1989

Question 9

… to … … council homes sold

Answer 9

1980
1997
over 5mil

Question 10

proportion state-owned houses fell … to … by …

Answer 10

31.5%
23.6%
1989

Question 11

Housing Act … (2nd) specifically banned local authorities using money earned from sale council houses on new housing projects

Answer 11

1986

Question 12

(civil service) established … & … & commissioned … report

Answer 12

‘Efficiency Unit’
‘Management Information System’
‘Next Steps’

Question 13

by … … worth efficiency savings & num. civil servants reduced by …

Answer 13

1989
more than £1bn
nearly 25%

Question 14

… White Paper ‘Working for Patients’ called for creation ‘internal market’ in NHS, not introduced until after fall from power …

Answer 14

1989
1990

Question 15

Education Act … allowed schools to opt-out Local Authority control to be ‘grant maintained’ = … schools (…) opted out

Answer 15

1988
1,200
19%

Question 16

Social Security Act … introduced means testing

Answer 16

1986

Question 17

… = Sec. of State for Emp. … & Sec. of State for Industry ..

Answer 17

Norman Tebbit
1981-83
1983-85

Question 18

Emp. Act .. (1st) criminalised secondary picketing

Answer 18

1980

Question 19

Emp. Act … (2nd) union leaders could only impose ‘closed shop’ of backing of majority members

Answer 19

1982

Question 20

Trade Union Act … forced unions to call secret ballot & win majority before strike

Answer 20

1984

Question 21

… banned publication of … = memoirs former MI5 officer

Answer 21

1985
‘Spycatcher’

Question 22

… censored all new coverage of IRA & banned broadcast interviews with members IRA & Sinn Fein

Answer 22

1988

Question 23

‘Zircon Affair’ … = suppressed release documentary by … on secret spy satellite

Answer 23

1985-86
Duncan Campbell

Question 24

… = targeted ‘stop & search’ campaign lasted …

Answer 24

Operation Swamp 81
10 days

Question 25

Brixton Riots ..., ... rioted ... vehicles & ... buildings damaged/burned & ... injured police officers

Answer 25

10th -12th April over 5,000 over 100 150 249

Question 26

Police & Criminal Evidence Act ... = allowed to arrest those involved in demonstrations & 'disorderly conduct' = allowed to arrest for using insulting language

Answer 26

1984

Question 27

Criminal Justice Act ... = short prison sentences for young offenders known as ...

Answer 27

1982/86 'short, sharp, shock'

Question 28

law & order budget increased ... real terms ...

Answer 28

36% 1979-89

Question 29

prison pop. ... in ... to ... in ... = highest per capita in Europe

Answer 29

42,000 1979 480,000 1989

Question 30

... allowed ... to be stationed in UK

Answer 30

1979 US Cruise Missiles

Question 31

... purchased Trident cost ... for ...

Answer 31

1980 £7.5mil/year 15 years

Question 32

... following ... review T. committed to increase defence spending ... every year throughout ...

Answer 32

1981 'The Way Forward' 3% 80s

Question 33

... authorised military operation to retake Falklands Islands, ... conflict -> Argentine surrender ...

Answer 33

1982 74 day 14th June

Question 34

defence spending rose ... real terms ...

Answer 34

20% 1979-86

Question 35

local gov. spending increased ... ...

Answer 35

15% 1979-90

Question 36

NHS spending rose ... ...

Answer 36

60% 1980-87

Question 37

... NHS share total gov. spending rose ... to ...

Answer 37

1979-86 12% 15%

Question 38

only ... manual workers had private health insurance

Answer 38

1%

Question 39

... = Ed. Sec. ...

Answer 39

Keith Joseph 1981-86

Question 40

GCSEs announced to replace ... in ..., first examined ...

Answer 40

CSEs & O-levels 1984 1988

Question 41

Ed. Act ... introduced Nat. Curriculum & league tables

Answer 41

1988

Question 42

... ... GDP on social security, by ... ...

Answer 42

1979 10% 1989 11.1%

Question 43

green paper proposing abolition ... but forced to backtrack

Answer 43

State Earning-Related Pension Scheme (SERPS)

Question 44

... moderate reforms to make SERPS less attractive but spending on pensions almost exactly same = ... GDP ... & ... by ...

Answer 44

1986-89 6.7% 1979 6.5% 1990