Abbreviations

Question 1

EEC

Answer 1

European Economic Community, free trade association

Question 2

EU

Answer 2

European Union (EEC became EU)

Question 3

TUC

Answer 3

Trades Union Congress

Question 4

CBI

Answer 4

Confederation of British Industry

Question 5

LEAs

Answer 5

Local Education Authority

Question 6

3 R’s

Answer 6

Reading, writing, arithmetic

Question 7

SATs

Answer 7

standardized test

Question 8

HMI

Answer 8

Her Majesty’s Inspector, drops into classrooms to check on the teacher and the plan

Question 9

DUP

Answer 9

democratic union party

Question 10

BNP

Answer 10

British National Party

Question 11

DIY

Answer 11

do-it-yourself, shopping, tv

Question 12

ASBO

Answer 12

anti-social behaviour order

Question 13

AV

Answer 13

alternative voting

Question 14

SNP

Answer 14

Scottish National Party

Question 15

NHS

Answer 15

National Health Service

Question 16

JPS

Answer 16

Justices of the Peace

Question 17

CPS

Answer 17

Crown Prosecution Service

Question 18

MI

Answer 18

military intellegence

Question 19

LMS

Answer 19

local management of schools

Question 20

Ofsted

Answer 20

office of standardized education

Question 21

GM

Answer 21

Grant Maintained status

Question 22

WAGs

Answer 22

wives and girlfriends

Question 23

OAP

Answer 23

old age pensioner

Question 24

GCSE

Answer 24

general certificate of secondary education

Question 25

GCE

Answer 25

general certificate of education

Question 26

RP

Answer 26

received pronounciation

Question 27

MP

Answer 27

members of parliament

Question 28

GP

Answer 28

general practitioner (non-specialist) refers patients to specialists ('home-doctor')

Question 29

PM

Answer 29

prime minister

Question 30

BBC

Answer 30

British Broadcasting Corporation

Question 31

MORI

Answer 31

Market and Opinion Research International

Question 32

ACAS

Answer 32

Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service

Question 33

PPP

Answer 33

'public-private partnership'

Question 34

GDP

Answer 34

Gross Domestic Product

Question 35

HBSC

Answer 35

Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, multinational banking and financial service company, largest banks in the world

Question 36

CBI

Answer 36

confederation of British Industry

Question 37

ERM

Answer 37

European Exchange Rate Mechanism

Question 38

ISER

Answer 38

Institute for Social and Economical Research

Question 39

WI

Answer 39

Women's Institute

Question 40

ViSOR

Answer 40

Violent and Sex Offender Register

Question 41

ONS

Answer 41

Office of National Statistics