Thatcher stats Flashcards
What was the Conservative’s overall majority in 1979?
43 seats
When was the peak of unemployment between 1980-90? What did it peak at?
1986 - 3,408,000
What was unemployment in Brixton before the riots?
13% overall. 25% of ethnic minorities and 55% for black youths.
What percentage of people in the Falklands wanted to remain British?
98%
How many seats did the Conservatives and Labour win in 1983?
Conservatives - 397
Labour - 209
How much did Labours votes drop in 1983 compared to 1979?
3,000,000 and its share by 9%
What percentage of people supported the government in the miner’s strike?
65%
By 1985, how many tenants had begun to purchase the properties they were renting?
800,000
What was home ownership in 1990?
68%
How did the number of shareholders change between 1979 and 1990?
Rose from 3 million to 9 million.
How did Britain’s balance of payments deficit change between 1980 and 1989?
£16 billion to £47 billion
How much money did the government derive from privatisation between: 1979-80, 1985-6, 1988-9?
1979-80: £377 million
1985-6: £2.6 billion
1988-9: £7 billion
What was the number of industial workers in Britain in: 1970, 1980 and 1990?
1970 - 9 million
1980 - 7 million
1990 - 4 million
What happened to manufacturing productivity between 1979-90?
It grew at an annual rate of 4.2%
What was Britain’s and the average European GDP growth rate between 1979-89?
Britain - 2.1%
Average European - 1.9%
How did real wages change in Britain between 1979-94?
Increased by 26%
When did Britain’s balance of payments begin to decrease, and when did it become a deficit?
Begun to decrease in 1981
Became a defecit in 1986 for the first time since 1979
How many seats did the Conservatives and Labour win in 1987?
Conservatives - 375
Labour - 229
What was the highest reduction in taxation?
For the wealthy - 83% to 40%
What was inflation in 1979?
19%
What was inflation in 1983?
5%
What was inflation in 1987?
3.7%
What was inflation in 1990?
9%
How did Jaguars profits change following its sale in 1984?
Went from making a loss of £32 million annually presale, to £121 million profit privately
Beween 1979 and 1990, how much did taxation decrease for single people?
2.5%
Beween 1979 and 1990, how much did taxation decrease for married people?
Decreased by 0.5%
How did the number of self-employed change?
1.9m in 1979, 3.5m in 1989
