Strengths And Weaknesses Of Wilsons Governemnt

Question 1

What was some of the domestic legislations

Answer 1

Death penalty abolished 1969

Founding of the open university

Question 2

What was some of the strengths of demestics

Answer 2

The open university displayed the progressive attiudes and the modernisation - they were now able to access higher education
In 1966 Tony Benn took over from Roy Jenkins and Frank cousins as the minister of technology’s they didn’t understand basically, from their the government seemed to improve better
Technology wise - supersonic plane created collaboration with france

Question 3

Weakness of the governement demestic wise

Answer 3

Abolishment of the death penalty increases the crime rates
There was an constant rise in unemployment
The place of strict 1969 restricted strikes which meant there was storms of protests from power4rul union leaders much of the likes of jack jones of transport and general workers union - Wilson gave in after a Monet and in June 1969 TUC negotiated a face - saving compromise - led to humiliation of the government
The government also lacked expertise in tech and science - backed by Roy jenkins

Question 4

After math of the place of strife put in place in 1969

Answer 4

Due to the resitiriciton of strikes it meant the relationship with the government and trade unions was breaking significant down
There was strong opposition from significant leaders such ad Jack jones from the union of transport and general workers union - after a few month Wilson caved and in June 1969 TUC negotiated a face saving compromise - himitilaiton of the government
The reason was because after huge strikes such as the dockers strike which effected balance payments the govnerment couldn’t afford this kind of economic loss

Question 5

What was the domestic aims

Answer 5

The post war censorious was the influe of the trade union maintain balance
Maintain full employment
Be a more progressive government
Emphasis on technology

Question 6

Domesticall did the governement succeed

Answer 6

Successful as despite conflict with the trade unions this was only a short term effect where as they displayed and stuck to their moto of becoming a progressive modernising governement, looking at the support of the young people with the founding of the open university in 1969, which in the long term would help give everyone a chance at raising their living standards as they was now open to have access to higher education

Question 7

What’s was the economic legislaiton

Answer 7

The national place
The department of economic affairs
Devaluation
The sterling crisis of 1966

Question 8

What was the econmic aims

Answer 8

Modernise britain
Come out of the stop go policy
DEA - aim was to secure the restrains needed to prevent inflations.

Question 9

Successes economic

Answer 9

The national plan - it united businesses employees and the government, put in an agreement to prices + wages aim to prevent inflation
- this displayed an attempt of modernisation and earnest 110 majority in the 1966 election which would of made it eaisier to get legislations across with the majority
Price + income policy’s - sterling crisis hit and they had no choice but to devalues which seem to resolve their issues

Question 10

Economic weaknesses

Answer 10

The DEA - came to nothing - unable to get majority support needed to pass growth targets and devise a national System of ‘ economic planning council ‘
They tried to avoid the stop go policy by devaluing and hire purchase restrictions defence cuts and higher interests however this seemed a lot like the stop go. Policy
The economic policy’s caused the relationship between trade unions and the government to break down
1967 Middle East war affected war supplies and major national dock strike effected balance payments led to devaluation

Question 11

Did the economic policy’s fail or succeed

Answer 11

Failure as they didn’t meet their aims and when they put policies in they didnt seem to last. Not only this but these polices seemed to follow the same style as the stop go method in which they was trying to avoid an get out of, however the national plan did gain some support of 110 majority which in term would benefit the party
They inherited an 800 million deficit and three was two solutions deflation or devaluation theory didnt want to do either as they feared that the party wouldnt be able to meet their manifesto of commitments of extra spending of welfare and technology
- led to the creation of the DEA which failed and they had to devalue in the end

Question 12

What was a problem for labour economic wise

Answer 12

They inherited an 800 million deficit and three was two solutions deflation or devaluation theory didnt want to do either as they feared that the party wouldnt be able to meet their manifesto of commitments of extra spending of welfare and technology
- led to the creation of the DEA which failed and they had to devalue in the end

Question 13

When was the abortion act

Answer 13

1967

Question 14

When was the sexual offence act

Answer 14

1967

Question 15

When was the commonwealth Imigaratuons act

Answer 15

1968

Question 16

When was divorce reform

Answer 16

1969

Question 17

When was race relations act

Answer 17

1965 - 1968

Question 18

What was the labour government aims

Answer 18

Maintain full employment 
Corroborate with trade unions 
DEA- aim was to secure the restrains needed to avoid inflation 
Reduce poverty 
Be more progressive and modernising 
Increases foreign relations