1 - Wilson's Labour Government

• In which years did the Labour Party win general elections in the 1960s?

  1964 and 1966
• Who served as PM between 1964 and 1970?

  Harold Wilson
• Which phrase did Wilson use to show his faith in technological progress?

  White Heat of Technology
• Which term refers to Wilson's group of close supporters and advisors?

  Kitchen Cabinet
• Which 'personal political secretary' was seen to be the leader of the kitchen cabinet?

  Marcia Williams
• Who served as Chancellor (1964-1967) and PM (1976-1979)?

  James Callaghan
• Deficit is the term referring to the negative difference between government revenue and spending
• Which government failed to control inflation (1964-1967)?

  Department for Economic Affairs
• Which governor ran the DEA?

  George Brown
• Which policy limited wages and prices to try and control inflation?

  Prices and Incomes Policy
• Which TU went on strike in 1966 causing economic chaos?

  National Union of Seamen
• Which conflict between Israel and Egypt led to a spike in oil prices?

  Six Day War (1967)
• By what amount was the Pound devalued in 1967?

  14%
• Which govn minister was Chancellor during the devaluation of the Pound?

  Roy Jenkins
• Who were rivals of Wilson?

  George Brown, Roy Jenkins, James Callaghan and Frank Cousins
• How large of a deficit did Labour inherit?

  £800 million
• How much did the pound devalue by?

  14%
• What was the pound worth in dollars after devaluation?

  $2.40
• When was the National Board for Prices and Incomes created?

  1965
• When was In Place of Strife published?

  1969
• What was included on Castle's white paper?

  28 day cooling off period, strike ballots and an Industrial Relations Court