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Info only 70 Jan 30 Fr Chronology Key [Chronology] Selsdon Park Shadow Cabinet (manifesto meeting); ended 1 Feb
Info only 70 Feb 10 Tu Chronology Major [Chronology] MT’s father died
Info only 70 Jun 18 Th Chronology Key [Chronology] General Election: Conservative Government formed (majority 31)
Info only 70 Jun 19 Fr Chronology Key [Chronology] MT given her first Cabinet post (Secretary of State for Education and Science)
Info only 70 Jun 30 Tu Chronology Key [Chronology] Circular 10/70, withdrawing compulsion to go comprehensive
Info only 70 Jul 20 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] Death of Iain Macleod; Barber became Chancellor
Info only 70 Oct 27 Tu Chronology Major [Chronology] Budget
Info only 70 Oct 29 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] EC entry talks began
Info only 71 Feb 4 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Rolls-Royce nationalisation announced
Info only 71 May 20 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Heath-Pompidou summit in Paris removed final obstacles to EC entry
Info only 71 Aug 9 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] Northern Ireland: internment introduced
Info only 72 Jan 9 Su Chronology Key [Chronology] Miners’ strike began
Info only 72 Jan 12 We Chronology Major [Chronology] MT and senior officials met Heath at Chequers; reinforced her authority
Info only 72 Jan 20 Th Chronology Key [Chronology] Unemployment passed 1m
Info only 72 Jan 30 Su Chronology Key [Chronology] "Bloody Sunday": British troops killed 13 in Londonderry
Info only 72 Feb 10 Th Chronology Key [Chronology] Saltley Coke depot closed by pickets
Info only 72 Feb 19 Sa Chronology Key [Chronology] Heath conceded miners’ demands
Info only 72 Mar 21 Tu Chronology Key [Chronology] Budget: full scale reflation
Info only 72 Mar 22 We Chronology Key [Chronology] Industry White Paper, basis of 1972 Industry Act
Info only 72 Mar 24 Fr Chronology Key [Chronology] Northern Ireland: Stormont suspended; direct rule began
Info only 72 Jun 23 Fr Chronology Key [Chronology] Sterling floated: left European `snake’ and unpegged from dollar
Info only 72 Jul 21 Fr Chronology Major [Chronology] Five dockers jailed in Pentonville (decision reversed 26 Jly)
Info only 72 Aug 8 Tu Chronology Major [Chronology] Ugandan Asians expelled by Idi Amin
Info only 72 Sep 26 Tu Chronology Major [Chronology] Tripartite talks began (broke down 2 Nov)
Info only 72 Nov 6 Mo Chronology Key [Chronology] Statutory control of pay, prices, dividends and rents (Phase I)
Info only 72 Dec 6 We Chronology Key [Chronology] MT's White Paper published: Education: A Framework for Expansion
Info only 72 Dec 7 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Sutton and Cheam by-election: Liberal gain from Conservatives
Info only 73 Jan 1 Mo Chronology Key [Chronology] Britain acceded to the European Community
Info only 73 Jan 17 We Chronology Major [Chronology] Phase II of pay policy announced
Info only 73 Feb 28 We Chronology Major [Chronology] Labour-TUC document launched the Social Contract
Info only 73 Mar 6 Tu Chronology Major [Chronology] Budget: introduced VAT, at 10 per cent
Info only 73 Apr 1 Su Chronology Major [Chronology] Phase II of pay policy began
Info only 73 May 21 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] Sex scandals hit government (Lambton resigned; Jellicoe followed (24 May))
Info only 73 Jul 26 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Ripon and Ely by-elections: Liberal gains from Conservatives
Info only 73 Oct 6 Sa Chronology Key [Chronology] Arab-Israeli War (ended 24 Oct); oil price increased 70 per cent
Info only 73 Oct 8 Mo Chronology Key [Chronology] Phase III announced: 2.25 or 7 per cent; inflation linked `threshold’ payments
Info only 73 Nov 12 Mo Chronology Key [Chronology] NUM overtime ban began; State of Emergency following day
Info only 73 Dec 2 Su Chronology Major [Chronology] Reshuffle: Whitelaw became Employment Secretary
Info only 73 Dec 9 Su Chronology Key [Chronology] Sunningdale Agreement
Info only 73 Dec 13 Th Chronology Key [Chronology] Three day week announced
Info only 73 Dec 17 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] Emergency budget: 1200m reduction in planned expenditure
Info only 74 Jan 9 We Chronology Major [Chronology] TUC offered to treat miners’ pay claim as special case; rejected by government
Info only 74 Feb 5 Tu Chronology Major [Chronology] NUM strike ballot: 81 per cent in favour
Info only 74 Feb 7 Th Chronology Key [Chronology] General Election called for 28 Feb
Info only 74 Feb 10 Su Chronology Key [Chronology] Miners’ strike began (ended 11 Mar)
Info only 74 Feb 21 Th Chronology Major [Chronology] Pay Board leak: miners claim consistent with Phase III
Info only 74 Feb 23 Sa Chronology Major [Chronology] Powell said he would vote Labour
Info only 74 Feb 28 Th Chronology Key [Chronology] General Election: no overall majority for any party
Info only 74 Mar 2 Sa Chronology Key [Chronology] Heath offered Liberals seats in coalition; rejected by them
Info only 74 Mar 11 Mo Chronology Major [Chronology] Shadow Cabinet formed; MT shadowing Environment

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