Pre-1979: Pre-premiership Chronology

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Date	Type	Value	Author/Source	Title
72 Jan 30 Su		Key	[Chronology]	"Bloody Sunday": British troops killed 13 in Londonderry
62 Jul 13 Fr		Key	[Chronology]	"Night of the Long Knives": 7 of 21 Cabinet Ministers sacked
76 Oct 4 Mo		Key	[Chronology]	The Right Approach published
77 Oct 8 Sa		Major	[Chronology]	The Right Approach to the Economy published
69 Jan 17 Fr		Major	[Chronology]	In Place of Strife published
74 Oct 15 Tu		Major	[Chronology]	1922 Committee met in Milk Street
79 Jan 22 Mo		Major	[Chronology]	1m local authority workers' "Day of Action"
79 Mar 30 Fr		Key	[Chronology]	Airey Neave murdered by INLA
77 Nov 29 Tu		Major	[Chronology]	Amnesty for illegal immigrants before 1 Jan 1976
56 Oct 31 We		Key	[Chronology]	Anglo-French forces began action against Egypt; abandoned under US pressure 7 Nov
56 Oct 30 Tu		Key	[Chronology]	Anglo-French ultimatum to Israel and Egypt; Soviet invasion of Hungary
73 Oct 6 Sa		Key	[Chronology]	Arab-Israeli War (ended 24 Oct); oil price increased 70 per cent
77 Apr 27 We		Major	[Chronology]	Ashfield by-election: Conservative gain mining seat from Labour
68 Apr 4 Th		Major	[Chronology]	Assassination of Martin Luther King
78 Jul 7 Fr		Major	[Chronology]	Bremen European Council: decision to establish EMS
73 Jan 1 Mo		Key	[Chronology]	Britain acceded to the European Community
67 Jul 27 Th		Major	[Chronology]	Britain to withdraw forces East of Suez
67 Apr 11 Tu		Major	[Chronology]	Budget
70 Oct 27 Tu		Major	[Chronology]	Budget
75 Apr 15 Tu		Major	[Chronology]	Budget
66 May 3 Tu		Major	[Chronology]	Budget (introduced Selective Employment Tax)
68 Mar 19 Tu		Major	[Chronology]	Budget: 923m increase in indirect taxation
72 Mar 21 Tu		Key	[Chronology]	Budget: full scale reflation
73 Mar 6 Tu		Major	[Chronology]	Budget: introduced VAT, at 10 per cent
76 Dec 15 We		Key	[Chronology]	Budget: Letter of Intent to IMF published (loan granted 3 Jan 77)
68 Feb 22 Th		Major	[Chronology]	Callaghan announced immediate legislation checking Kenyan Asian immigration
76 Apr 5 Mo		Key	[Chronology]	Callaghan elected Labour leader; became Prime Minister
78 Sep 7 Th		Key	[Chronology]	Callaghan surprise broadcast: no autumn General Election
78 Sep 5 Tu		Major	[Chronology]	Callaghan teased TUC about election dates ("waiting at the church")
79 Jan 10 We		Key	[Chronology]	Callaghan's return from Guadelope Summit: "Crisis, What Crisis?" ( Sun )
75 Apr 17 Th		Major	[Chronology]	Cambodia: Phnom Penn fell to Khmer Rouge
65 Jan 24 Su		Major	[Chronology]	Churchill died
55 Apr 5 Tu		Key	[Chronology]	Churchill resigned as Prime Minister; Eden succeeded
70 Jun 30 Tu		Key	[Chronology]	Circular 10/70, withdrawing compulsion to go comprehensive
78 Oct 10 Tu		Major	[Chronology]	Conservative Conference (till 14 Oct): disputes over pay policy
75 Feb 4 Tu		Key	[Chronology]	Conservative leadership first ballot: Heath resigned
75 Feb 11 Tu		Key	[Chronology]	Conservative leadership second ballot: MT elected leader
76 Jul 7 We		Major	[Chronology]	David Steel elected Liberal leader
67 Nov 27 Mo		Major	[Chronology]	De Gaulle vetoed British application to EC
63 Jan 14 Mo		Key	[Chronology]	De Gaulle vetoed British entry to EEC
70 Jul 20 Mo		Major	[Chronology]	Death of Iain Macleod; Barber became Chancellor
77 Feb 19 Sa		Major	[Chronology]	Death of Tony Crosland; Owen became Foreign Secretary (21 Feb)
79 Mar 1 Th		Major	[Chronology]	Devolution referendums: devolution defeated
75 Jan 15 We		Major	[Chronology]	Du Cann announced he would not run for Conservative leadership
75 Mar 10 Mo		Major	[Chronology]	Dublin European Council (ended 11 Mar): British `renegotiation’ concluded
70 Oct 29 Th		Major	[Chronology]	EC entry talks began
57 Jan 9 We		Key	[Chronology]	Eden resigned as Prime Minister; Macmillan succeeded (10 Jan)
77 Nov 19 Sa		Major	[Chronology]	Egypt/Israeli accord: Sadat visited Jerusalem
73 Dec 17 Mo		Major	[Chronology]	Emergency budget: 1200m reduction in planned expenditure
79 Mar 13 Tu		Major	[Chronology]	EMS came into operation
68 Apr 20 Sa		Key	[Chronology]	Enoch Powell's "River Tiber" speech; Powell fired from Shadow Cabinet (21 Apr)
75 Jan 23 Th		Major	[Chronology]	European referendum announced; ministers free to differ
75 Jun 5 Th		Key	[Chronology]	European Referendum: 67.2 per cent for; 32.8 per cent against (64 per cent turnout)
68 Jan 16 Tu		Major	[Chronology]	Expenditure cuts (£716m)
77 Nov 14 Mo		Major	[Chronology]	Firemen's strike began (ended in defeat 16 Jan 78)
76 Feb 19 Th		Minor	[Chronology]	Fishing war: Iceland broke off diplomatic relations with UK
72 Jul 21 Fr		Major	[Chronology]	Five dockers jailed in Pentonville (decision reversed 26 Jly)
78 Sep 21 Th		Major	[Chronology]	Ford strike: settled 2 Nov over 5 per cent limit
68 May 3 Fr		Major	[Chronology]	France: student clashes with police began `events' of May 1968
79 Mar 29 Th		Key	[Chronology]	General Election announced for 3 May
74 Sep 18 We		Major	[Chronology]	General Election called for 10 October
74 Feb 7 Th		Key	[Chronology]	General Election called for 28 Feb
59 Oct 8 Th		Key	[Chronology]	General Election: Conservative Government formed (100 majority)
51 Oct 25 Th		Key	[Chronology]	General Election: Conservative Government formed (13 majority)
55 May 26 Th		Key	[Chronology]	General Election: Conservative Government formed (58 majority)
70 Jun 18 Th		Key	[Chronology]	General Election: Conservative Government formed (majority 31)
79 May 3 Th		Key	[Chronology]	General Election: Conservative victory (43 majority)
45 Jul 5 Th		Key	[Chronology]	General Election: Labour Government formed (146 majority)
64 Oct 15 Th		Key	[Chronology]	General Election: Labour Government formed (4 majority); MT became a shadow spokesman on pensions
50 Feb 23 Th		Key	[Chronology]	General Election: Labour Government formed (5 majority)
66 Mar 31 Th		Key	[Chronology]	General Election: Labour Government formed (98 majority)
74 Oct 10 Th		Key	[Chronology]	General Election: Labour majority of three
74 Feb 28 Th		Key	[Chronology]	General Election: no overall majority for any party
78 Nov 28 Tu		Major	[Chronology]	Government announced sanctions against Ford for breaching pay policy
76 Jun 22 Tu		Major	[Chronology]	Government conceded in pairing dispute; cooperation resumed
76 Apr 7 We		Key	[Chronology]	Government lost its majority (Stonehouse resigned whip)
76 Aug 2 Mo		Major	[Chronology]	Government lost Tameside case in House of Lords
79 Feb 23 Fr		Major	[Chronology]	Government-TUC "Concordat"
68 Mar 17 Su		Major	[Chronology]	Grosvenor Square riot against Vietnam War
77 Jun 13 Mo		Major	[Chronology]	Grunwick dispute: mass picketing began
74 Oct 5 Sa		Major	[Chronology]	Guildford pub bombs: five killed
63 Feb 14 Th		Major	[Chronology]	Harold Wilson elected Labour leader following death of Gaitskell (18 Jan)
78 Nov 8 We		Major	[Chronology]	HC: 114 Conservatives defied the whip (Rhodesian sanctions)
76 Dec 16 Th		Major	[Chronology]	HC: 2R Scotland and Wales Bill passed 292:247
78 Jan 25 We		Major	[Chronology]	HC: Cunningham amendment (40 per cent threshold for devolution)
77 Feb 22 Tu		Key	[Chronology]	HC: devolution guillotine defeated 312:283
77 Dec 13 Tu		Major	[Chronology]	HC: European elections; Government proposal of PR rejected
77 Mar 17 Th		Major	[Chronology]	HC: Government defeat on public expenditure; MT moved confidence motion
78 Dec 13 We		Major	[Chronology]	HC: Government defeated on Ford sanctions
79 Mar 28 We		Key	[Chronology]	HC: Government fell
77 Jul 15 Fr		Major	[Chronology]	HC: Government set out next stage of pay policy
75 Mar 18 Tu		Major	[Chronology]	HC: Government to recommend Britain remain in EC
76 May 27 Th		Major	[Chronology]	HC: Heseltine mace incident (government whip broke pair)
78 May 8 Mo		Major	[Chronology]	HC: Opposition amendment carried reducing basic rate by 1p
77 Jun 16 Th		Major	[Chronology]	HC: Rooker-Wise-Lawson amendments (indexing tax allowances)
78 May 10 We		Major	[Chronology]	HC: second Finance Bill defeat for Government
74 Nov 14 Th		Major	[Chronology]	Heath announced Home Committee to review leadership election procedure
72 Feb 19 Sa		Key	[Chronology]	Heath conceded miners' demands
74 Mar 2 Sa		Key	[Chronology]	Heath offered Liberals seats in coalition; rejected by them
74 Jun 26 We		Major	[Chronology]	Heath speech on national unity theme

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