Post Thatcher Britain
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- Created on: 01-06-19 12:00
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- Post Thatcher Britain 1990-97
- John Major
- Lack of Authority
- Elected mostly as people didn't want Heseltine
- Thatcher marked him out as her successor
- Limited experience, uncharismatic (ridiculed by the media for this)
- Elected mostly as people didn't want Heseltine
- 1992 Election (21 Seat Majority)
- Vigorous campaigning won him admiration, but the Tory majority was significantly cut
- Kinnock was overconfident, and Major's quiet style contrasted to his flamboyance
- Maastricht Treaty 1991
- Members of the European Community committed to full integration of their currencies
- The Euro-sceptics and Labour united against this
- Major had to force this through by threatening government resignation
- Black Wednesday September 1992
- Inflation curbing measures caused economic depression
- Exchange rate was too high
- Pound fell sharply as international bankers old before it was diminished
- Major withdrew from the ERM
- Ruined Tory reputation for sound economic management
- Exchange rate was too high
- Inflation curbing measures caused economic depression
- Members of the European Community committed to full integration of their currencies
- Lack of Authority
- New Labour
- 1997 Election (179 Seat Majority)
- Young, dynamic leader in Blair
- Accepted positive aspects of Thatcher's years
- Press and PR were handled well (support of papers)
- Less divided than the Tories
- Popular policies and effective sound bites ('Education, Education, Education' and 'Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime')
- 1997 Election (179 Seat Majority)
- John Major
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