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83 Oct 25 Tu | Chronology |
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Key | [Chronology] | US invasion of Grenada |
91 Dec 9 Mo | Chronology |
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Key | [Chronology] | Maastricht European Council (ended 10 Dec) |
90 Nov 28 We | Chronology |
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Key | [Chronology] | MT resigned as Prime Minister |
90 Oct 5 Fr | Chronology |
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Key | [Chronology] | Britain joined ERM; announcement that interest rates would be reduced by one per cent, from 15 to 14 per cent |
90 Oct 3 We | Chronology |
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Key | [Chronology] | German reunification |
90 Jul 14 Sa | Chronology |
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Key | [Chronology] | Ridley resigned over comments on Germany; Lilley joined Cabinet to succeed him at DTI |
88 Jul 6 We | Chronology |
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Key | [Chronology] | Jacques Delors told European Parliament that in ten years 80 per cent of economic and social legislation would be made there rather than at national level |
88 Sep 8 Th | Chronology |
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Key | [Chronology] | Jacques Delors addressed TUC Conference & invited them to join "the architects of Europe" |
88 Sep 20 Tu | Chronology |
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Key | [Chronology] | MT addressed the College of Europe (the "Bruges Speech") |
90 Aug 2 Th | Chronology |
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Key | [Chronology] | Iraq invaded Kuwait; MT with Bush in Aspen |
90 Aug 2 Th | Chronology |
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Key | [Chronology] | UN Security Council Resolution 660 condemns Iraq's invasion of Kuwait |
53 Dec 1 Tu | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | MT took her bar finals |
63 Nov 22 Fr | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Kennedy assassinated |
67 Nov 27 Mo | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | De Gaulle vetoed British application to EC |
67 Jul 27 Th | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Britain to withdraw forces East of Suez |
67 Apr 11 Tu | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Budget |
66 Nov 10 Th | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Labour Government announced EC entry application; Conservative support |
66 Jul 20 We | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Labour spending cuts and wages freeze |
66 May 3 Tu | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Budget (introduced Selective Employment Tax) |
56 Feb 28 Tu | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | MT asked that her name be returned to Conservative candidates’ list |
67 Nov 29 We | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Reshuffle: Callaghan became Home Secretary, Jenkins Chancellor |
60 Feb 3 We | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Macmillan speaking in South Africa: "a wind of change is blowing through the continent" |
63 Feb 14 Th | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Harold Wilson elected Labour leader following death of Gaitskell (18 Jan) |
65 Jan 24 Su | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Churchill died |
73 May 21 Mo | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Sex scandals hit government (Lambton resigned; Jellicoe followed (24 May)) |
73 Apr 1 Su | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Phase II of pay policy began |
73 Mar 6 Tu | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Budget: introduced VAT, at 10 per cent |
72 Dec 7 Th | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Sutton and Cheam by-election: Liberal gain from Conservatives |
73 Feb 28 We | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Labour-TUC document launched the Social Contract |
68 Feb 22 Th | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Callaghan announced immediate legislation checking Kenyan Asian immigration |
68 Jan 16 Tu | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Expenditure cuts (£716m) |
68 Mar 15 Fr | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Sterling under pressure: London Foreign Exchange Market closed; Brown resigned |
68 Mar 17 Su | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Grosvenor Square riot against Vietnam War |
68 Mar 19 Tu | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Budget: 923m increase in indirect taxation |
68 Apr 4 Th | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Assassination of Martin Luther King |
68 May 3 Fr | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | France: student clashes with police began `events’ of May 1968 |
68 Oct 5 Sa | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Northern Ireland: violence at Londonderry civil rights demonstration |
69 Jan 17 Fr | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | In Place of Strife published |
69 Jun 18 We | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Wilson withdrew In Place of Strife after TUC rejected it |
70 Feb 10 Tu | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | MT’s father died |
75 Apr 15 Tu | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Budget |
75 Mar 18 Tu | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | HC: Government to recommend Britain remain in EC |
75 Mar 10 Mo | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Dublin European Council (ended 11 Mar): British `renegotiation’ concluded |
74 Mar 11 Mo | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Shadow Cabinet formed; MT shadowing Environment |
74 Jun 26 We | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Heath speech on national unity theme |
74 Feb 23 Sa | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Powell said he would vote Labour |
75 Jan 23 Th | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | European referendum announced; ministers free to differ |
74 Feb 21 Th | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Pay Board leak: miners claim consistent with Phase III |
74 Feb 5 Tu | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | NUM strike ballot: 81 per cent in favour |
74 Oct 15 Tu | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | 1922 Committee met in Milk Street |
74 Aug 9 Fr | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Nixon resigned over Watergate |
74 Sep 18 We | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | General Election called for 10 October |
75 Jan 15 We | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Du Cann announced he would not run for Conservative leadership |
74 Dec 17 Tu | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Home Committee (leadership election procedure) reported |
74 Nov 14 Th | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Heath announced Home Committee to review leadership election procedure |
74 Nov 7 Th | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Reshuffle of Shadows: MT to assist Carr on Treasury questions |
74 Oct 5 Sa | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Guildford pub bombs: five killed |
74 Oct 2 We | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Heath urged a Government "of all the talents" |
71 Feb 4 Th | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Rolls-Royce nationalisation announced |
70 Oct 29 Th | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | EC entry talks began |
70 Oct 27 Tu | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Budget |
70 Jul 20 Mo | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Death of Iain Macleod; Barber became Chancellor |
73 Dec 2 Su | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Reshuffle: Whitelaw became Employment Secretary |
71 May 20 Th | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Heath-Pompidou summit in Paris removed final obstacles to EC entry |
71 Aug 9 Mo | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Northern Ireland: internment introduced |
74 Jan 9 We | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | TUC offered to treat miners’ pay claim as special case; rejected by government |
73 Dec 17 Mo | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Emergency budget: 1200m reduction in planned expenditure |
73 Jul 26 Th | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Ripon and Ely by-elections: Liberal gains from Conservatives |
73 Jan 17 We | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Phase II of pay policy announced |
72 Sep 26 Tu | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Tripartite talks began (broke down 2 Nov) |
72 Aug 8 Tu | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Ugandan Asians expelled by Idi Amin |
72 Jul 21 Fr | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Five dockers jailed in Pentonville (decision reversed 26 Jly) |
72 Jan 12 We | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | MT and senior officials met Heath at Chequers; reinforced her authority |
77 Mar 17 Th | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | HC: Government defeat on public expenditure; MT moved confidence motion |
77 Jul 25 Mo | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Maudling cleared in Poulson case but John Cordle resigned as MP |
77 Oct 8 Sa | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Reg Prentice joined Conservative Party |
77 Oct 8 Sa | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | The Right Approach to the Economy published |
77 Nov 29 Tu | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Amnesty for illegal immigrants before 1 Jan 1976 |
78 Aug 4 Fr | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Thorpe and three others charged with conspiracy to murder |
78 Jul 7 Fr | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Bremen European Council: decision to establish EMS |
78 May 10 We | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | HC: second Finance Bill defeat for Government |
78 May 8 Mo | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | HC: Opposition amendment carried reducing basic rate by 1p |
78 Mar 3 Fr | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Rhodesia: "internal settlement" (Muzorewa joined Smith Government) |
78 Jan 25 We | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | HC: Cunningham amendment (40 per cent threshold for devolution) |
77 Dec 13 Tu | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | HC: European elections; Government proposal of PR rejected |
77 Nov 19 Sa | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Egypt/Israeli accord: Sadat visited Jerusalem |
77 Nov 14 Mo | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Firemen’s strike began (ended in defeat 16 Jan 78) |
78 May 25 Th | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Steel announced end of Lib-Lab Pact after Parliamentary session |
76 May 28 Fr | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Opposition withdrew cooperation over Commons business |
76 May 27 Th | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | HC: Heseltine mace incident (government whip broke pair) |
76 May 26 We | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Wilson’s resignation honours list published; scandal |
76 May 10 Mo | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Thorpe resigned as Liberal leader over Scott affair |
76 Aug 2 Mo | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Government lost Tameside case in House of Lords |
76 Jun 7 Mo | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | UK given $5,300m standby credit by Bank of International Settlements |
76 Jun 22 Tu | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Government conceded in pairing dispute; cooperation resumed |
76 Jul 7 We | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | David Steel elected Liberal leader |
76 Jul 22 Th | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Public expenditure cuts of £1,000m |
76 Aug 30 Mo | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Riot at Notting Hill carnival |
76 Nov 1 Mo | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | IMF team arrived in Britain |
76 May 6 Th | Chronology |
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Major | [Chronology] | Local elections: large Conservative gains (1800+) |
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