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in 1980 what was inflation and unemployment

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unemployment was 2 million
inflation was above 15%

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who founded the spd and when

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4 labour members in 1981

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when did michael foot become labour leader

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1980

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who replaced foot in 1983

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neil kinnock

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what % of votes did labour get in 1983

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27.6%

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how did labour under foot betray the people

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foot supported unilateral disarment
they lost working class support and looked out of touch

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without the falklands thatcher would have lost 1983
what did thatcher do in the war

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she sent naval task forces to removed argentinian forces from the islands

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without the falklands thatcher would have lost 1983
what action in the falklands was contriversial and when

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sinking the argentinian battle ship general belgrano 2 may 1982

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without the falklands thatcher would have lost 1983
how did the war impact national pride

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it increased masively as britain no longer looked weak following the 1970s

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without the falklands thatcher would have lost 1983
why did people like thatchers decision making

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it was a tough decision to sent forces and they thought she could make similarly tough decision at home that would pay off

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without the falklands thatcher would have lost 1983 because of the econemy
how was the 1981 budget described and what happened

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” the most unpopular budget in history “
borrowing went down
grants and benifits were frozen

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without the falklands thatcher would have lost 1983 because of the econemy
when did inflation peak

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22% in may 1980

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without the falklands thatcher would have lost 1983 because of the econemy
what was unemployment in 1983

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13.5%

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without the falklands thatcher would have lost 1983 not necessarily labour had issues
when did foot become labour leader and what were his issues

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1980
he pushed labour to the left

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without the falklands thatcher would have lost 1983 not necessarily labour had issues
what happened to labour support under foot

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lost working class support

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without the falklands thatcher would have lost 1983 not necessarily labour had issues
what major issue faced labour regarding the unions

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they unions could no longer be relied on as a source of power because local authoritues became out of touch with what the people needed

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without the falklands thatcher would have lost 1983 not necessarily labour had issues
what issues faced the liberal / sdp allience

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tension between the two davids ( the leaders)
allience created for 1983 election
the allienece overtook labour as a credible oppositon to thatcher

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thatcher created an economic mircale 1983 - 1987 due to privatisation and deregulation
when was city of london deregualted and what happened

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1986
made london a world financial centre
it encouraged entrepreneurship and wealth creation

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thatcher created an economic mircale 1983 - 1987 due to privatisation and deregulation
what was the loan garantee system and enterprise system

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easier for small businesses to borrow money and the enterprise system encouraged the unemployed to start their own business by giving them £40 a week for a year

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thatcher created an economic mircale 1983 - 1987 due to privatisation and deregulation
what negatives did critics argue about privatisation

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it lead to more people loosing their jobs as privatised businesses cut back on jobs

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thatcher didnt created an economic mircale 1983 - 1987 due to monetrisum
when was monetrisum abandonded

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by thatchers second term it was effectively abandoned because because people thought transfering the burden to the indirect tax system hit poorer people harder

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thatcher didnt created an economic mircale 1983 - 1987 due to monetrisum
who tried to rebel against rate capping and when

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local authroitues in 1985

rate is a type of local tax that local authorities can put on
so by capping it they couldnt raise as much money

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thatcher didnt created an economic mircale 1983 - 1987 due to monetrisum
what three taxes went up in every budget

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alcohol
ciggeretes
petrol

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thatcher created an economic mircale 1983 - 1987 due to realinment
by what % did manifacturing output fall in how many years

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15% in 2 years

not good for the industrial workers but good for the service industry
created the north south divide

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thatcher created an economic mircale 1983 - 1987 due to realinment what did the movement towards the service indusrty help to develop
canary wharf in london which was developed on the old west indian docks and became second most important financial district in the country
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thatcher created an economic mircale 1983 - 1987 due to realinment what was inflation by 1986
2.5% lowest it was in her time in office
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privatisation was a succesful economic policy 1979 - 1987 why was privatisation good for the governement , give an example
gave them lots of revenue especially after british gas in 1986 was the biggest share offer in history
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privatisation was a succesful economic policy 1979 - 1987 how much did stock holder increase in the time frame
3 million - 9million
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privatisation was a succesful economic policy 1979 - 1987 view on the employees after privatisation
some lost their jobs but other gained long term security and pensions
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in what year did the NCB announce closure of 20 pits
1984
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when was the battle of orgreave and what happened
1984 mass picket line in yorkshire where 5000 miners faced 8000 police acusations of police brutatlity
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what did scargill claim about pit closures
secret plans for 70 pits to close in 1984
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right to buy was a highly succesful social policy 1979 - 1987 what was wrong with the right to buy scheme
it was most popular in affluent areas so added to the north south divide
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right to buy was a highly succesful social policy 1979 - 1987 what was wrong with the profits of the right to buy scheme
profits were used to pay off debt instead of building new houses so familys had to go in emergancy B&Bs
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right to buy was a highly succesful social policy 1979 - 1987 how many homeowners by 1988
2 million
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it is not wrong to blame thatcher for societal divisions 1979-1980 realinment when was managed decline of liverpool suggested and by who
1981 by howe chancellor for the exquecher
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it is not wrong to blame thatcher for societal divisions 1979-1980 poll tax what changed about poll tax under thatcher
it was previously only paid by home owner but now its paid by everyone
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it is not wrong to blame thatcher for societal divisions 1979-1980 poll tax when was poll tax introduced in england
1990
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it is not wrong to blame thatcher for societal divisions 1979-1980 poll tax how many protested it
200,000 in trafalgar square in 1990
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it is not wrong to blame thatcher for societal divisions 1979-1980 poll tax what was unfair about poll tax
poorer people had to pay the same as millionaires
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conservative party was pro european 1983-1992 evidence between the wets and dries
by end of 1980s dries dominated the party and they were euophiles
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conservative party was pro european 1983-1992 how did the eec line up with thatcherite goals
expansion of the free market across eec members was inline with thatcherite goals
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conservative party was pro european 1983-1992 evidence to do with the single european act
passed withlittle controversy 1986 held possibilty of a european monetry union
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conservative party was pro european 1983-1992 why was it clear they were pro european by 1987
the channel tunnel was agreed to be built in 1986 single european act 1986 pased with little controvery 1984 rebate from the eec was possitive
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conservative party was not pro european 1983-1992 why does the 1986 westland affair show this
as part of the situation hesetine the defence minister wanted a take over from european consortium and thatcher did not he stormed out of cabinate and resigned
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conservative party was not pro european 1983-1992 what were enoch powels views
he spoke against he single european act in 1986 as he was a eurosceptic
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conservative party was not pro european 1983-1992 how did the euroscpetic become more prominat under major
thatcher was more vocal abour being anti europe and the maastricht treaty gave them something to talk about
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thatcher economic policy was overwhelmingly sucessful when did argentina surrender in falklands
14 june 1982 2 months later
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thatcher economic policy was overwhelmingly sucessful how did the public respond to flaklands
very well along with the press
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thatcher economic policy was overwhelmingly sucessful how was falklands better than suez
the americans were on side in supporting thatcher due to thacter and regans relationship
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thatcher economic policy was overwhelmingly sucessful europe when was the channel tunnel agreed with france
1986
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thatcher economic policy was overwhelmingly sucessful europe when was the rebate from the eec
1984
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thatcher economic policy was overwhelmingly sucessful europe how did the westland affair impact it
it did not look good due to internal divisions
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thatcher economic policy was overwhelmingly sucessful cold war when was the intermidate range nuclear forces treaty signed and with who
1987 began mutual disarment with gorbechev and usa and britain
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thatcher economic policy was overwhelmingly sucessful cold war when did negociations with gorbechev begin
1985
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thatcher economic policy was overwhelmingly sucessful cold war how did thatcher aid usa in nuclear war
allowed them to station nuclear missiles here to create tension

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