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1
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what do the elections of ‘79 ‘97 and ‘10 have in common

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-a change in government
-a start of a long-term prime ministerships
-interesting shift in voting behaviour

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2
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when was margaret thatcher born

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1825

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who was thatchers father

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alfred roberts was a grocer, preacher, and for a short while a mayer of grantham, linconshire

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4
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where did Thatcher study

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Oxford- to study chemistry

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5
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what did thatcher abandon chemistry to become instead

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a barrister

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6
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when was Thatcher elected as an MP

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1959

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what was thatchers first ministerial position and who was it under

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education secretary, 1970-74 under edward heath

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when was thatcher elected Tory leader

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1975

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9
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when did jim callaghan become PM

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1976

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10
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why did calllaghan become an PM

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because harold wilson resigned two years into his term

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11
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what was inflation like under callaghan

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it was in the double didgets

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12
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when should callaghan have called an election

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1978

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13
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why was callaghan delaying the election such a bad decision

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because in 1979 he went through the ‘winter of discontent’

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when was the winter of discontent

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1978-79

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15
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what did callaghan do to wages to try and cap inflation

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he put a 5% cap on wage rises

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16
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when did ford employees strike

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september- october 1978

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17
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how many ford employees striked

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57,000

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what did the wage raise cap effectivelly cause a ‘wage cut’

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because inflation was above 10% it produces a ‘real terms’ pay cut

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19
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when did lorry drivers strike (wod) and what did this cause

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in january
no petrol tankers= no fuel

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20
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who else (not lorry drivers) went on strike in january

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nurses
railway
ambulence drivers

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21
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who went on strike in february (WoD)

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liverpools gravediggers
londons rubbishmen

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22
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what was the wether like in the winter of discontent

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coldest winter for 16 years, heavy snow

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23
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what was Thatcher’s focus on in the 79’ election

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inflation

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what type of PM was callaghan (left right etc)

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he was a centerist PM and resisted calls to be more left wing

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what did callaghan warn of

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that thatcher was a right-wing candidate, but it was not explicit in her manifesto

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what did the torys do in the 79’ election that was NEW

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hired PR specialists

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27
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who did people apparently prefer before the 79’ election

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the expirenced man (callaghan) over the female newcommer

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28
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what did thatcher refuse

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TV debate

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29
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what type of government did callaghan have (minority/majority)

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minorityy

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30
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who withdrew support from callaghan

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unionists and SNP

31
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what happened once callaghan had no extra support

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the government had no majority

32
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when did the tories table a vote of no confidence about callaghan

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march 1979

33
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what was the result of the 1979 vote of no confidence

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they lost by one vote

34
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what majority and percentage did thatcher win

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won a 42 seat majority
43.9% of seats

35
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who had the biggest electoral vote win in recent history

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new labour 1997

36
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what difficulties were the torys experiencing in the 90s

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john major had difficulties in keeping his party together, he only got the job because he was the least devisive candidate

37
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what election did major win that he wasnt expected to

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the 1992 election

38
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when did labour overtake the Torys in the opinion polls (blair major era)

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autumn 1992, they never lost that lead

39
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what was ‘black wednesday’

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the day that the UK dropped out of a currency stabilising system (ERM)

september 1992

40
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what was the 1990s tory government split over

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Europe

41
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Micheal Mates scandal 97

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he sent an engraved watch to a bisunessman facing jail for fraud

42
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Tim Yeo scandal 97

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makes ill advised comments about marital break ups causing social problems
(he had a child from an affair with a councellor)

43
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Gary Waller scandal 97

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admits to having a child of an affair with another secratery

44
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stephen mulligan scandal 97

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found dead in a comprimising position

45
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who resigned after having an affair 97

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-Whip (two holidays with 20 year old male friend)
-Rod Richards
-Piers merchant
-Jerry Hayes
-Steven Norris

46
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what were the four elements that made New Labour electable

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  • Appeal to middle class
    -Appeal to tabloid press
    -Tories Economic reputation was good but brown was seen as a “stable sensible chap”
    -Appeal to lib-dem voters
47
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what did 2010 see that was new

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a formal coalition government

48
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what was Gordon Browns first mistake

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Timing
when he took over in 2007 he considered an election but decided against angering his critics

49
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why was Browns delay fatal

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  • he had no personal mandate as PM
  • he hadn’t called an election before the financial crisis and the opposition used it to attack them
50
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what was Browns personal image like

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insecure dour
serious workaholic

he didn’t preform well on TV or look charismatic

51
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what did the sun do before the 2010 election

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switched sides

52
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what else was new for the 2010 election

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televised debates

53
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how did Cameron come across TV debates

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Ok but a bit smarmy

54
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How did brown come across TV debates

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a bit wooden, his smile turned off instantly

55
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how did Clegg come across TV debates

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very well, he saw a huge poll boost that subsequently dissapeared

56
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What was the Rochdale disaster

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brown was meeting people and had a conversation with a woman, after he didnt realise his mic was on and called her bigoted

57
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what did Brown call Duffy

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(duffy was the woman in rochdale)
“just sort of a bigoted woman […] its just ridiculous”

58
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what were 2010 manifestos like

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they were all similar, discussing cutting spending without cutting essentials

59
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what was the tory message (manifesto 2010)

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that labour were at fault for the crash rampant ‘over spending’ was blamed, the country was ‘bankrupt’

60
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what percent of people agreed that extra money spent by labour had been wasted

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59%

61
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what did polls answer, who do you trust with the economy?

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Lab: 26%
Con: 29%
No-one: 36%

62
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what were the Tory strenghths 2010

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  • immigration
  • Law and order
63
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polls, who would be best PM?

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Brown: 29%
Cameron: 33%

64
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how many seats did the torys get 2010

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306

65
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how many seats did the lib-dems get 2010

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57

66
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what was the condem coalitions majority?

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76

67
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what are the similarities between the key elections policies

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-central
-all parties typically offering similar things
-policy issues are not decisive

68
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what are the similarities between the key elections leaders

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-loser is personally unpopular
-winners are young, family oriented individuals
-winners all offer something new

69
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what are the similarities between the key elections media

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-media switches against the losing party before the election
-sun alays backs winners
- appeal towards tabloids (thatchers PR and blairs purposeful move)

70
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what are the similarities between the key elections campaign

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-all of the loosers seemed dull and boring
-winners had more professional looking campaigns

71
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what are the similarities between the key elections context

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  • ‘97 and ‘10 both had their loosers expirience ecanomic troubles
    (winter of discontent, 2007 credit crunch)
  • government beset by difficulties that they could not control
72
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what are the similarities between the key elections unity

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  • losing party was never unified
  • ‘79 labour was split over middle/left
  • ‘97 split over matters in europe
  • ‘10 camerons unified party was attractive

-winners always have a unified cause

73
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what are the similarities between the key elections opposition

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  • the opposition alaways got their act together after not having it for a while
    -viable alternative
74
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what are the similarities between the key elections voting patterns

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  • partys win when their support remains strong and the oppsoitions decreases
  • very few change their minds, its more about wether they are motivated to vote or not.

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