brookeborough/welfare state

nr of homes lost in belfast blitz

50k

bb inherited what

a nation in disrepair

beveridge report when and who

1942

attlee (labour)

quote ab beveridge report

‘cradle-to-grave’

partition when

1920

denominational

under church control

many c’s leave education when

after primary school

education act when

1947

education compulsory til when

15yo

what exam for students

11 plus

who went to grammar schools

top 25%

who went to technical programmes

75%

how many uni’s in ni

2 (2nd needed)

nr of queen’s students in when

3500+

1960

nr of 2nd lvl students doubled when

1947-1952

schools under church control since

since 1920

schools change to state control when

1923

state schools ban what

religion banned

result of c schools refusing state schools status

only 50% of funding

what ban was removed

religion ban removed

protestantism taught

percent of c funding post ws

65%

how many c’s still had college fees

20%

quote about education

paul bew

‘despite reforms, structural inequality remained entrenched, especially in catholic schools’

ni had highest death rate when

1939

nhs introduced to ni when

jul 1948

nhs funded how

general taxation

tb eradicated by when

1970s

tb responsible for how many deaths first and when

46 per 100k

1946

tb how many deaths later and when

2 per week

1959

ni lowest deathrate by when

1962

death rate in ni compared to england and wales and when

1300:100k

1500:100k

1965

what hospital in belfast

sisters of mercy

belfast mater

hospital funding group

hospitals authority

why did belfast mater refuse HA

nuns feared to share radical advice of abortion and contraception

how much funds did mater receive

0

only funded by C voluntary contributors

C’s funding what hospitals

P + C hosps (P through taxes)

quote about healthcare

john whyte

‘health reform represented one of the most genuinely classless features… but denominational tensions could never be erased’

housing report group

planning advisory board

pab report when

1944

how many homes unfit to live in

45k

how many homes needed

100k

when were slums cleared in uk

1930s

housing act when

1945

housing allocation group

housing trust

how many homes built by when

113k

1960

how did HT fund these houses

rented houses

who allocated the houses based on religion

local authorities

most houses went to who

protestants

most prevalent discrimination where

west of the bann

overcrowding where

derry

overcrowding allowed why

gerrymandering

extra votes through how

property qualification

household franchise

up to how many votes

6 votes

2nd housing report when

1971

how many homes went to C families

4/10

how many homes went to P families

3/10

how many C homes had running water

63%

how many P homes had running water

75%

quote about housing

christopher farrington

‘housing lay at the very heart of northern ireland’s sectarian politics’

APL

anti-partition league

when was apl set up

by who

1945

eddie mcateer

how does BB dash hopes of unification

1949 ireland act

recognising partition

operation harvest when

1956-1962

when were ruc barracks raids

14th dec 1956

BB response to ruc raids when

21 dec

how many killed during OH

12 ira

6 ruc

how much damage in OH

£1 million

what % local politics uncontested when

90%

1960s

quote about BB and politics

famous ‘for never having crossed the border, never visiting a catholic school, and never attending a civic reception in a catholic town’

when is ww2 boom gone

1950s

industries development act when and role

1945

loans for businesses

NI development company role

attract overseas firms

how many linen jobs lost

270k

how many H+W jobs lost and when

11k

1961-63

what % of workers in H+W = P

90% = p

how many jobs created by when

20k

1969

unemployment rate at end

9.5%

1963

quote about BB economy

‘economic modernisation under brookeborough was uneven, reinforcing divides’ - henry patterson

how many more 2nd lvl students did NI have than ROI

10k more

when did BB resign

1963