2.Heaths Promises and policies

what were the features of the industrial relations act

• industrial relations court that judges validity of strike action

• unions has to put them self on a register to keep their legal rights

• restricted rights from workers by implementing “unfair industrial practices”

who was john davies and what did he promise?

• john davies was appointed head of trade and industry

• he wanted to not support “lame ducks” bad preforming businesses

What was barber economics

• barber was chancellor of the exchequer replacing Ian MacLeod

• income tax cuts

• reduction in government spending

• scrapping the price and income board

• cuts in subsidies paid to local authorities

why did heath make a U turn 18 months in?

• inflation increased by 15%

• this led to the prices and income board coming back

• when rolls-royce was doing bad the government nationalised it

• the upper clyde shipbuilders also received £34million to keep the business running