1964-70 Flashcards
(36 cards)
What balance of payments defecit did labour inherit in 1964
Defecit of £373million
What was in place of strife
In place of strife was a white paper that attempted to prevent future strikes through measures such as balloting of union members.
Poorly received by trade unions and never implemented due to divisions created in cabinet
When was in place of strife published
1969
What was included in the Race Relations Act
Prohibition of racial discrimination in public, employment and housing
Made inciting racial hatred a criminal offence
Set up a race relations Board with powers to investigate racial discrimination
Created Community Relations Committee to promote inter-racial relations
When was the race relations act and which politicians spearheaded it
1965
Roy Jenkins
When was the national plan published
1965
Growth target set under the national plan and real growth
3.8%
2.2%
When was the seaman’s strike and what other type of strike plagued the government
May 1966
Wildcat strikes
When was the abortion act
1967
When was the theatres act and what did it do
1968
Abolished censorship of theatres
When was the divorce reform act
1969
When was the equal pay act
1970
When was the national plan abandoned
1967
When did Wilson open the Open University and why is this important
1960
Allowed people to receive education in a new way, increasing access to higher education, increasing social mobility
How did Wilson overhaul secondary education
Wilson scrapped the 11+ system that separated by intellectual ability at 11, replacing it with a series of comprehensives schools
Attempted to create a system of more equal and fair schooling
Issues with Wilson’s secondary school changes
The better performing comprehensives began to see nearby house prices increasing, pricing out poorer families and therefore defeating its original purpose
What was the national plan
The national plan of 1964 set up a department for Economic Affairs, which set out a plan did modernisation, focusing on industry.
Attempted to improve relations between government and unions leading to higher exports
Showed new, confident Government which impressed electorate
When did britain get a loan from the IMF and for how much
$1 billion
1964
When did Wilson devalue the pound and by how much
November 1967
14%
Why did Wilson not want to devalue the pound
Saw the pound as a symbol of national pride
Remembered political fallout when Attlee devalued pound previously- could not have Labour seen as party of devaluation
How did Wilson want to improve Britains economy
Use the “white-heat of technology”
When did Wilson implement a wage freeze
1966
When was Britain rejected from the EEC (again)
1967
What was the East of Suez withdrawal
In 1969, Britain began to withdraw from all military bases east of the Suez Canal in an attempt to rescue its failing finances
