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Britain Transformed A-Level History Thatcher Summary Notes: Division
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Thatcher: Political and social
division

National unity
Speeches on threat of communism and Russia

Falkland’s war 1982- complex military operation to take back the islands from the
Argentinian invasion

Created a sense of national unity, headlines un tabloid press, and surge of support




Class
Class politics T thought undermined national unity and British values of hard work and
resilience

NUM

Thatcherism increased class conflict by increasing inequality

People had no stake in scoiety and hence no loyalty

Scottish and Welsh national is grew- voted for nationalist parties opposed to
conservatives

T believed in national moral duty to obey

Sale of council houses; gap in the working class; limited choice; took away the right to
rent decent affordable housing from poorest in society




The Miners strike
Political and social division in britian

Even conservatives thought she went too far

Editor of the Sunday telegraph “we are class warriors”



Thatcher: Political and social division 1

, Shows long term conflict




Unions and Thatcher
Second term

Wanted to succeed where Heath had failed

Turned public opinion against trade union movement (winter of discontent)

Public backing

1978 Nicholas Ridley strategy for the NUM:
Law against secondary action
Alternative sources of power, not reliant on coal
Reserve of coal stocks




Government and the Miners (causes)
Coal industry nationalised in 1946; gov control of british coal corporation

Ian macgregor, head of the national coal board, appointed by thatcher, businessman

Reduce state subsidies, not relying on taxpayer money

Pits closed

South Wales, Scotland and north of England employs majority of adult men in mines

Arthur Scargill 1981 - masterminded defeat of Heath government in 1974

Macgregor plan to close 20 pits

Scargill reveals he was concealing real scale of plans, really 70 pits (majority of mines)

Cabinet 30 year later released papers and confirmed the claim

Scargill announced strike




The Ballot
1984 trade union act; unions have to conduct secret ballot to announce a strike



Thatcher: Political and social division 2

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