Thatcher Flashcards
Who were the “Dries” in Thatcher’s Government
Geoffrey Howe(Chancellor),Nigel Lawson
Who was a “wet” in Thatcher’s government?
Jim Pior(econmoic minister)
What was the Westland affair?
Michael Heseltine stormed out of meeting, resigning, claiming that Thatcher was acting unconstitutionally
When was the Social democratic party founded by who
January 1981 by the “Gang of four” including Jenkins
What was “The Alliance”
Liberals and SDP joining together
What was the “Big bang”
27th october 1986 deregulated London stock exchange
Whats a “Yuppie”
short for young urban proffesional,became an iconic image, symbol of bigger fortunes
What was the GDP in the 1980s, what was Japans?
2.2%, no better than 70s
Japan, 4.1%
What was the unemployment figure in 1983
Over 3 Million didn’t fall below until 1987
What was the Sus law in 1985
Gave police right to stop and search people if they thought they had committed crime, black and Asians felt targeted
Stop and search, racial bias
what was operation “Swamp”
aimed to reduce street crime shortly before Brixton riots, stopped 1000 people in 6 days, sus law replaced later that year
What was the Scarman report
report commissioned to examine the causes of the 1981 riot. It identified poverty and race as key components
What did the housing act of 1980 do
gave council tenants the “right to buy” their council homes
How much of a discount did tenants receive from the 1980 housing act on their homes
between 33-50%, , 2 Million people took advantage of the scheme
What was the amount of people employed in the coal industry in 1979 and 1990
200,000 and 60,000
