Y106 OCR A LEVEL HISTORY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.Buy Quality Materials!

Y106 OCR A LEVEL HISTORY QUESTIONS AND
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1970 election
social issues

river of blood speech
>boosted support for the Conservatives from sections of the white working class
>suggested Labour was soft on immigration
1970 election
social issues

Liberal policies
>many people did not like the Liberal policies of Roy Jenkins
>Believed it created a 'selfish' 'permissive society'
1970 election
social issues

trade unions
-failure of 'In Place of Strife'
-people didn't trust that Labour could tackle the TUs
1970 election
economic and social issues

unemployment
>unemplyment had risen to 600,000 by 1970
>linked to devaluation which was already asociated with the Labour party
1970 election
economic issues

devaluation
>1967
>went on TV saying 'this does not mean that the pound in your pocket is worth less'
>was seen as an econommic disaster
>Wilson had been fighting against this so it was seen as a defeat
>the Labour party was seen as the party of deflation and unemployment
>was bad for GB pride and world standing - however increased out exports
1970 election
economic issues

little economic progress
>1960
>compared to USA, West Germany and Japan
>however they had got economic growth up to 3.6%