key acts Flashcards
(15 cards)
1
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shares
1986 Financial Services Act
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- made it easier to trade stocks and shares
- stock exchange also began computer trading
1
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local government
Local Government Act 1984
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- forced councils to buy private sector service
2
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local government
Local Government Act 1985
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- thatcher abolished the greater london council
3
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Local Government
1988 Local Government and FInance Act
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poll tax
4
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Local Government
The Rates Bill 1984
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- gave government power to impose a cap on local tax.
5
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Social Security
1986 Social Security Act
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- introduced a means test to some universal benefits
- made it harder to claim them
- but this didn’t lead to long term social security spending
6
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housing
1980 Housing Act
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- gave local council tenants who lived in their houses for more than 3 years the right to buy their houses at 33% discount from the market rate
- tenants who lived in their houses for more than 20 years got a 50% discount rate
7
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Housing
1988 Housing Act
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- banned local authorities from spending the money earned from the sale of council houses on new building projects
- this meant by 1997 the state was effectively no longer building new houses
8
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trade unions
Trade Unions Act 1984
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- forced unions to call a secret ballot and win a majoirty of support prior to starting strike action
9
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Employment
Employment Act 1980
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criminalised secondary action
10
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Employment
Employment Act 1982
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- union leaders could only impose a closed shop on an industry if they had a majority in a secret ballot
11
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Police
Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
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- gave police new rights to search cars and enter properties
12
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Police
Criminal Justice Acts 1982 and 1988
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- shorter but tougher treatment for young offenders
13
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Police
Prevention of Terrorism Act 1989
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- further extended stop and search
14
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NHS 1990 Community and Care Act
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- created an internal market in the NHS
