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the heath government
2.
background
Chosen as Home's successor because of his 'normal' roots
Seen by the electorate as 'Selson's Man'
Character was ill-suited to be Prime Minister
3.
Industrial relations act
Passed in 1971
To work, it needed unions to register
Would have limited union power
Unions refused to register, leading to its failure
4.
u-turn
'Selsdon's Man' opposed government bail outs
But; 1972 he bailed out Rolls Royce and the Upper Clyde Shipbuilders
Employment was close to 1 million
Heath therefore spent vast sums on Health, Education and welfare
5.
trouble with the miners
In 1972, the miners went on strike
Led to the three day week in 1973
Heath eventually gave in
The Miners achieved a 21% pay increase
6.
europe
Heath considers British EEC membership his greatest achievement
Britain became a member on 01/01/1973
However, it opened a rift within his party
Confusion emerged over his promise of 'full hearted consent'
7.
northern ireland
Heath's Premiership coincided with increased troubles in NI
The low point of the troubles was Bloody Sunday, 30/01/1972
13 civilians were shot dead by British paratroopers
Following the incident, Heath ordered Home Rule of NI
8.
oil crisis
1973; Arab-Israeli war
OPEC raised the price of a barrel of oil
Result = miners were in an even stronger position
They therefore called a strike in early 1974
Heath's response; call a general election he subsequently lost
Shaun Aston
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