1960s Liberlising reforms

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  • 1960s Liberal reforms
    • Private member's bill
      • Although Wilson was a moral conservative, moral issues were free votes
      • Allowed backbenchers to propose legislation
      • Jenkins as home secretary allowed time
    • Capital punishment
      • Anti-hanging gained support after Ruth Ellis
      • Labour MP Sydney Silverman campaigned for abolition
      • 1695 free vote, 200-98, 5 year trial, 1969
    • Divorce 1969
      • Formerly needed evidence of adultery
      • Rich used private detectives
      • Both agree, 2 years apart
      • One party, 5 years apart
      • From 2/1000 to 10/1000
    • Abortion 1967
      • 200,000 illegal abortions a year
      • 1958-60 82 women died
      • Thalidomide 1959-62
      • 1966 society for protection of unborn child, lead to n demand
      • Liberal MP David Steel
      • Allowed under 28 weeks
      • Numbers quadrupled
    • Homosexuality 1967
      • Labour MP Leo Abse
      • Both consent, over 21, private
      • Done over security fears
      • Men more open to declare sexuality
    • Education
      • Developed comprehensive schools
      • Tony Crosland
      • 'Grammar school for all'
      • Developed polytechnics, and allowed new universities
      • 1968 30 polys, 56 unis
      • Open university, equal opportunity, degree at home
      • Jennie Lee, 1969 HQ, teaching 1971,
      • 1980, 70,000 students

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