The End Of Post War Consensus, 1970-79 Flashcards
Heath's government, Labour governments of Wilson and Callaghan, society in the 1970s and foreign affairs
When was Heath PM?
What sort of approach did he take?
1970-74
‘Seldsdon Man’ or the ‘new right’
Break away from post war consensus
How was Heath’s approach on not imposing wage freezes u-turned?
Industry Act 1972
Which act did the TUC formally reject?
1971 Industrial Relations Act
How many working days were lost in 1972?
Highest since ….
23,909,000
General Strike 1926
What did the NUM strike in 1973 cause?
What was another cause?
3 day week
Arab Israeli War 1973
What happened to oil prices after the Arab-Israeli War?
4x usual levels
Who was NUM leader for the 1972 and 1974 strikes?
Joe Gormley
Who led the Yorkshire miners during the 1972 and 1974 strikes?
Arthur Scargill
What did the Sunningdale Agreement propose?
Power sharing Executive of both unionists and nationalists
New NI Assembly elected under proportional representation
Council of Ireland with input from ROI
Who opposed the Sunningdale Agreement?
UVF, UDA, UUP
Republican paramilitary organisations
IRA (provisional)
INLA (formed out of Official IRA)
Loyalist paramilitary groups
UDA
UVF
When was the Sunningdale Agreement proposed?
1973
When was Wilson PM again?
What situation did he inherit?
1974-76
15% inflation and BoP deficit of £3bn
What did Wilson negotiate with the TUC whilst still in opposition?
Was it effective?
The Social Contract 1973
It failed to limit wage demands
What two things undermined Wilson’s second term attempt at improving economy?
National Enterprise Board not effective
Nationalised British Leyland 1975, lame ducks
What did the Pay Restraint Policy help achieve in 1975?
Who’s budget helped?
Inflation down from 27% to 13%
Denis Healey, Chancellor
What happened to Wilson in March 1976?
Who replaced him?
He resigned
Callaghan
When was Callaghan PM?
What is he remembered for?
1976-79
IMF loan and Winter of Discontent
Why was the IMF loan not as bad as the press presented it?
Only half used, payed off by 1979
Healey was misinformed
What gave Callaghan a majority?
Why did it break down?
Lib lab pact 1977
1978 devolution act failed
Why did the Winter of Discontent happen?
When was it?
1978, TUC rejected 5% pay increase
What was the average pay increase after the Winter of Discontent?
10%
What did the government lose in 1979?
What mistake did Callaghan make?
A vote of no confidence over Scottish devolution
He should have called an election in August 1978
What caused the Sunningdale Agreement to collapse?
When did it collapse?
Ulster Workers Council strike in 1974 limited power and telecommunications
Wilson had to reimpose direct rule
What did Wilson create to determine NI government’s future?
Why did it fail?
Northern Ireland Constitution Commission
Unionists majority, they opposed power sharing, dissolved in 1976
What happened after ‘Special Category Status’ removed from terrorist prisoners?
How many involved by 1979?
1976 Blanket Protest, 1978 Dirty Protest
250
What improved the economic situation for Callaghan?
What happened to inflation?
North Sea Oil
10% by 1978
What event was pivotal for promoting Women’s Liberation?
1970 Miss World Protest
When was the first Rape Crisis Centre opened?
1976
When was the Domestic Violence Act?
Why did it allow?
1976
Restraining orders for violent partners
When was the Sex Discrimination Act?
What was set up?
How successful was it?
1975
Equal Commission Commission
Only 9 investigations between 1976-83, 10% claims in workplace successful
What introduced maternity leave?
What did it outlaw?
1975 Employment Protection Act
Dismissal on grounds of pregnancy
Women doing housework:
Full time: ?
Part time: ?
Men: ?
Full time: 23
Part time: 35
Men: 9
How many Ugandan Asians moved to the UK in the 1970s?
What were they exceptions to?
28,000
The Immigration Act 1971
How many non-white councillors in London in 1974? What about 1978?
10
35
What act in 1976, what did it set up?
What did this organisation say?
Race Relations Act, Commission for Racial Equality
‘racial prejudice is rife, so is racial discrimination, while the response of the Government has been disappointingly inadequate’
How many members did the National Front have in 1976?
20,000
Only …. of 22,000 in MET police officers were of an ethnic minority background.
70
Who was the first black England player?
Viv Anderson 1978
Which radical environmental groups set up in the 1970s?
Greenpeace UK 1977
Animal Liberation Front 1976
How many candidates did the Ecology Party have in the 1979 General election?
53
When did Heath finally get Britain into the EEC?
Why did Powell disagree?
1973
Sovereignty
When was the European Referendum?
1974
Who was ‘yes’?
Roy Jenkins, Heath, most Conservatives, liberal leader Jeremy Thorpe
415/419 company chairmen
Who was ‘no’?
Tony Benn, Enoch Powell, Ian Paisley
‘Yes’ outvoted ‘no’ ….. : …..
2:1
