political and economic environment

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Across
  1. 5. liberal run over by war and forced to take illiberal measures
  2. 6. 1975 act that made it illegal to treat workers of 1 gender less favourably than the other
  3. 12. threat to british industry - baldwin made programme of tariffs + protection -> short term help but made ind less competitive and not develop new ind
  4. 13. rumour of corruption where honours were exchanged for political donations
  5. 14. 1970 act that meant equal pay for equal work but ultimately failed
  6. 15. 1918 act that gave the right to vote to men over 21 and some women(over 30)
  7. 16. strong agreement between main political parties
  8. 17. may 1940 act that gave wide ranging powers over british people to government
  9. 19. called by gov along with state of emergency after NUM called fro miners strike in 1972 and 1974 after the 1973 oil crisis
  10. 20. increase of prices - problem for governments as it meant increased cost of living and servises so less buying etc
  11. 21. 1926 miners strike on 3rd may lead by TUC and 3 million ind workers in sympathy - after 9 days tuc left so miners strike for 6 more mnths until stopped
Down
  1. 1. formed in 1931 by macdonald to face economic emergency after wall street crash - continued through ww2 until 1945
  2. 2. 1978-79 economic crisis with series of public sector strikes so rubbish and dead bodies piled up etc
  3. 3. 1975 act that meant women could not be sacked due to pregnancy and instead got maternity leave and option to return to work
  4. 4. jobs that are administrative, managerial or professional often done in an office - growth in this kind of job especially with women
  5. 7. 1945 extreme victory of political party due to wartime contribution, increased w/c identity, promises of bev report implement etc
  6. 8. liberal leaders split meaning divided liberal party which lost them support
  7. 9. 1927 act that made sympathetic strikes illegal, unions financially damaged by strikes and scrapped 'contracting out'
  8. 10. new voting system meaning highest voted candidate return to parliament
  9. 11. 1921 ____ which gained country independence from UK so liberal party lost support of 80 MPs
  10. 18. post war gov aim for nationalisation with planning and control measures