3.2 Heath's Government 1970-1974 Flashcards
(14 cards)
What did Heath intend to do when he joined government?
What ‘to reduce the rise in prices, increase productivity and reduce unemployment’
What was the nickname for Heath and why did he gain it?
Selsdon Man -> for his ant-Keynesian, pro-market mindset
Where did he gain his nickname?
a party strategy conference in Selsdon Park, Surrey in January 1970.
What was the key aspect of his ‘new right’ agenda?
-> to abandon an incomes policy and introduce market forces
What are market forces?
The natural laws of supply and demand operating without interference by government
What year was the Industrial Relations Act?
1971
What were the three main objectives of the Industrial Relations Act?
-> restricted right to strike - ‘unfair industrial practice’
-> National Industrial Relations Court (NIRC) was created to validate a strike
-> Unions had to be put on a government register
Who was appointed the head of the department of trade and industry (DTI)?
John Davies
What did the government refuse to help?
‘lame ducks’
Who was the first Chancellor of the Exchequer -and what is he described as?
Iain MacLeod - potentially its ablest minister - had he not died
Who was the second/ main Chancellor of the Exchequer?
Anthony Barber
Name four of Barber’s early measures:
-> income tax cuts
-> reductions in government spending
->scrapping the Prices and Incomes Board
-> cuts in subsidies paid to local authorities
‘Margaret T______, m___ s________’
‘Margaret Thatcher, milk snatcher’ `
