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Thatcher and the end of consensus, 1979-97, dates and stats Flashcards

1
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What is populism?

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a political approach that strives to appeal to ordinary people who feel that their concerns are disregarded by established elite groups. (used by Thatcher in 79 - Thatcher photographed with a calf)

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When was the ‘Labour isn’t working’ campaign?
What was it?

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1978
picture of snaking queue to unemployment office - representing Labours negative impact on economy.

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How many seats changed hands from Labour to Conservative in 1979?

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40

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How much did Liberal vote drop in 1979?

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over a million

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5
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When and what was the Lib-Lab pact?

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1977
The Lib-Lab Pact - By election loses meant labours slim majority in HOC disappeared. Deal between Callaghan and Lib leader steel - 13 Lib MPS agreed to support gov.

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How many more seats did conservatives win than Labour in 1983?
How did their share of the vote compare to 1979?

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144 seats.
share of the vote fell by 1.5 per cent from 1979.

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7
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Which war victory benefitted Thatcher in the 1983 election?

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Falklands war victory in Argentina 1982.

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8
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How did Labour share of the vote in 1983 compare to 1979?

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Fell by 9.3%, highlighting

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9
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Labour leader in 1983?

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Michael Foot

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Social democrat votes in 1983?

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7.7 million - splitting the anti-conservative vote.

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11
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How was labour 1983 manifesto described?

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‘longest suicide note in history’

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12
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1979 seats won by:
Lab
Con
Lib

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Lab: 269
Con: 339
Lib: 11

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1983 seats won by:
Lab
Con
Lib and SPD alliance

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Lab: 209
Con: 397
Lib and SPD alliance: 23

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1983 seats won by:
Lab
Con
Lib and SPD alliance

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Lab: 229
Con: 376
Lib and SPD alliance: 22

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Who was the Labour leader in the ‘87 election?

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Kinnocks

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How many votes did Labour gain rom 83 to 87?

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1.5 mil votes and 20 seats

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17
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Conservative vote in ‘87 compared to 79 and 83 (broad terms - more/less)

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won more votes than ‘79 or ‘83 despite losing twelves seats.

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18
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When did thatchers Privatisation begin? What was privatised?

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in October 1979 – sale of British Petroleum – continued throughout the 1980s.

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19
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What did the Budgets of 1980 and 1981 do?

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reduce money in circulation – decreasing government spending – raising indirect taxation.

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Which Act deregulated dealing in stocks and shares and opened up share trading.

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Financial services Act 1986

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21
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How many private shareholders in:
1979
1990

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1979: 3 million.
1990 :11 million.

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22
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Prices rises in:
1980
1983

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1880 - 18%
fell to
1983 - 4.5%

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23
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Unemployment in:
1980
1983
1990

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1980 - 1.5 million.
1983 - 3 million.
only just beginning to fall 1990 - 2 milllion.

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24
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Examples of increased foreign investment?

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Japanese’s car firm Nissan - plant in North East.

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25
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When did Britain become a net exporter of oil? Why?

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increase in North Sea oil production – tuning Britain into a net exporter of oil by 1980.

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26
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how much did of its manufacturing base did Britain lose under Thatcher?

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15%

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27
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What happened to government spending as a percentage of GPD under Thatcher?

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Decreased after 1984-95.

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28
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When were GCSE’s introduced?

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1886 - all levels of ability.

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29
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When was national curriculum introduced?

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1988

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30
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When was the university funding council founded?

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1988 - reflect the needs of economy, not just focusing on pure research

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32
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Gov spending on subsiding mortgages under thatcher?

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Doubled

33
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House sales under Thatcher?

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rose by 12%

34
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When was the miners strike?

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Miners’ Strike – 1984-85

35
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Riots in Brixton, Liverpool?

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summer and spring of 1981

36
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What loss was the National Coal Board facing for 1983-84?

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250million.

37
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How many pit closures did the government announce in March 1984?
How many jobs was this going to lose?

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20 uneconomic coal pits.
20,000 Jobs.

38
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When was the Whitehall committe set up?

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1981 - stock pile coal in preparation for strikes.

39
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What was set up to control policing during the miners strikes?

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Leon Brittan Home secratary - National Reporting Centre in New Scotland Yard.

40
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What was the break away union from the miners strikes called?

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Union of Democratic Mineworkers - continued working - miners were divided.

41
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NUM (National Union of Mineworkers):
Leader?
membership in:
1979
1987

A

Arthur Scargill
1979: 200,500
1987: 100,000

42
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When was the poll tax introduced?

A

1989

43
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who were the main ‘wets’ in Thatchers cabinet?

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-Michael Heseltine
-Jim Prior - Department of Employment.
-Francis Pym - Foreign secretary.

44
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Thatchers main conservative allies in 1980?

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Geoffrey Howe – Chancellor of the Exchequer
Keith Joseph – Department of Trade and Industry.

45
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Who replaced Jim prior as head of Department of Employment?

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Norman Tebbit.

46
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When was the second election won by Thatcher?

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1983

47
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When was Francis Pym fired, who replaced him?

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1983 - leading ‘wet’ Francis Pym (foreign secretary) – replaced by Geoffrey Howe.

48
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Who became chancellor in 1983?

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Nigel Lawson - implementing Thatcher’d radical economic policy.

49
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When did Michael Heseltine resign?

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1986 - he was the last ‘wet’ - Thatchers cabinet completely dominated by people with her views.

50
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When did William Whitehall retire?

A

1987 - Thatchers main advisor.

51
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When did Howe give his resignation speech?

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1990

52
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When did Thatcher fall out with Lawson and Howe?

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1989

53
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What were ‘the rates’?

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Source of local gov income since 1925 - tax on businesses and property owners.

54
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What act introduced ‘flat-rate’ community charge to replace ‘the rates’.

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Local Government Finance Act 1988 - poll tax.

55
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Where was poll tax 1st introduced?

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Scotland 1989 – millions of Scots refused to pay.

56
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When and where was the demonstration against poll tax?

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1990 – demonstration in Trafalgar Square – day before poll tax introduction – 300 people arrested – 400 policemen hurt – violent riot.

57
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Impact of 1987 stock market crash?

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wiped 24% off share prices

58
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Which of Lawson budgets reduce income tax?

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1988 - to prevent recession after crash - instead lead to consumer boom - inflation.

59
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Inflation in 1989?

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1989 – inflation 8.3%.

60
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Interest rates in 1989?

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15% - Lawson raised interest rates.

61
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European act - Thatcher:
Name and date

A

Single European Act 1986

62
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Thatchers Bruges Speech September…

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1988 - ‘We have not successfully rolled back the frontiers of the State in Britain, only to see them re-imposed at European level’

63
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When did Lawson resign as Chancellor?

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1989

64
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Public opinion polls in 1990?

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Public opinion polls put Labour sixteen points ahead.

65
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How many votes did Anthony Meyer get against Thatchers leadership?

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33 - significant considering he was little know.

66
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Who stood against thatchers leadership in 1990?

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Michael Heseltine - lost - but significant amount for another vote.

67
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When did thatcher resign?

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November 1990

68
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Treaty establishing the European Union?

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1991 Maastricht treaty - Europe would have a common currency = euro, defence and foreign policy.

69
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What was the conservative victory in 1992?

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+21 seats for conservative.

70
Q

When was Major re-elected as conservative leader?

A

1995

71
Q

Inflation tips British economy into a depression (Major)

A

September 1992.

72
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What was ‘Black Wednesday’?

A

Major and Lamont (chancellor) - tried to sustain pound – increased interest and getting Bank of England to buy pounds – unsuccessful.
-‘Black Wednesday’ - Britain had to withdraw from Exchange Rate Mechanism.

73
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Labour Leader from 1983-92?

A

Kinnock

74
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‘New Labour’ Leader from 1994?

A

Tony Blair - 41 years.

75
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What clause did Blair get rid of?

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Clause IV from party’s 1918 constitution - pledged to nationalise Britain’s industry.

76
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Which leading Media figure supported Blair?

A

Rupert Murdoch – owner of the Sun.

77
Q

1997 general election % of votes:
Conservative
Labour
Lib-Dem

A

Conservative: 30.7
Labour: 40.3
Lib-Dem: 16.8

78
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1997 general election seats won by:
Conservative
Labour
Lib-Dem

A

Conservative: 165
Labour: 418
Lib-Dem: 46

A level History - Britain (11 decks)

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