Political Developments: Housing and Social Security Flashcards
(19 cards)
Name a town the Conservatives had planned that Labour started building (MK)
Milton Keynes
What is a building that the Conservatives planned but Labour built in 1965? (Telecommunication)
The Post Office Tower
What development project did Labour start to revive inner cities?
Community Development Project
What did the Community Development project do?
Tackled racial problems
What year was the Community Development Project made?
1969
What happened to Community Development Projects after 1970?
They were discontinued.
In what year did Labour increase family allowance by 50 pence?
1968
What was significant about family allowance increases after the 1968 economic crisis?
Labour stuck to their promises of improving it
What did CPAG want abolition of in terms of tax allowances?
Abolition of tax allowances for better off families
Why did Labour not want to cut tax allowances for families on higher incomes?
Low income people would have to pay more taxes
What was the impact of the CPAG tax allowance abolition demands?
It damaged government relationships with CPAG.
Why did Labour start building more blocks of flats as housing?
It was supposedly more space efficient
What was the reality of space efficiency with blocks of flats?
It was less efficient than building houses
What were the flat conditions in terms of temperature?
They were cold
What could no longer be built up within neighborhoods due to flat blocks?
Communities could no longer be built up
What was the majority of British public opinion on the flats?
They opposed them
What block of flats experienced a collapse?
Ronan Point
What year was the Ronan Point collapse?
1968
What did Labour do after the 1968 Ronan Point Collapse?
They stopped building blocks of flats
