Social policies

To reform the NHS, what principles would be introduced?

Business principles. This meant that NHS would have responsibility for its own budget, and therefore this would implement a profit motivated mindset, making the NHS more efficient.

In what year did Thatcher state, “the NHS is safe in our hands” ?

in 1982.

What replaced O levels and CSE’s in 1986?

GCSE’s. Thatchers policy’s reached to education and schools, influencing curriculum as she thought this would improve efficiency of education.

What was also implemented to education in 1988?

National Curriculum. Thatchers policy’s changed national curriculum and so had a widespread impact on education.

What could schools opt out of?

Control of their local authorities. Therefore this would reduce dependency culture on the government and allow schools to be independent and in charge of their own things.

Who had to convince Thatcher of education reforms?

Keith Joseph. Shows how thatcher was willing to listen to others.

What year did Thatcher cut university budgets?

in 1981. This reduced dependency culture and reliance on the government, allowing universities to become independent.

What was created in 1988?

University funding council.

Who refused Thatcher an honorary degree?

University of Oxford.

What did she not abolish?

Grants for young people. This shows how she still wanted to maintain or even increase opportunities for young, ‘hard-working’ people.

What did she want to create?

‘property owned democracy’. This would mean that more people are able to own property where they wouldn’t be able to usually, and therefore thatcher/conservatives believed that people would gain a sense of responsibility, and independence from this, and reduce dependency culture.

Who gained the right to buy?

Long term council tenants. Therefore this would reduce dependency culture on the government, and allow council tenants who previously relied on the government to become more independent.

During her time as prime minister, what was the increase increase in home ownership?

home ownership increased by 12%. This shows the success of her policy and how it actually had a positive impact in increasing home ownership.

What did the conservative government pass that resulted in homosexuality being prohibited from being promoted?

Section 28. Shows how radical Thatchers policies were against change, therefore shows how Thatcher herself wasn’t able to implement policies that would regard a lot of change.

In 1981, 772.000 people classed themselves as being out of the labour force because they were "permanently sick". A decade later, this figure had risen to what figure?

to 1.7 million. Therefore, this highlights the increased amount of unemployed. This issue was consistent.

What did the government abolish in 1986?

Greater London Council.

Under Thatcher, poverty rose from 14% in 1983 to what in 1990?

to 20%. This shows how Thatchers economic policies had a negative affect on poverty, which would as a result have a bad social impact such as riots.