1. The Conservative's main election poster of 1979. What does it suggest about the success of the Labour Party in the 1970s? Why were the Conservatives able to win the 1979 election?

2. The Years of Consensus 1964- 1979 LO: to assess the success of the Labour Party between 1964 and 1979.

3. 'The record of the Labour governments in the years 1964 and 1979 was one of continuous failure'. Assess the validity of this view. (45 marks)

4. Governments of the period ● 1964-1970: Harold Wilson ● 1970-1974: Edward Heath ● 1974-1979: Harold Wilson and James Callaghan

5. Task One ● Read through the article. ● Create a table to show Labour failures and successes.

6. Key Events ● The National Plan (1964) ● Devaluation (1967) ● Application to join EEC (1967) ● Problems with the Unions and 'in place of strife' (1969) ● Social reform Acts (1965- 1969) ● End of 'east of Suez' role (1967-1971) ● Conservative Government 1970-1974 ● International Oil Price Rise (1973) ● Inflation and the IMF crisis (1976) ● Winter of Discontent (1978- 1979)

7. Task Two ● Using the article and table you have already prepared and chapter 3 of your textbooks (p.80), research and prepare your planning grid for the essay question.

8. 1964-1970 or 1974-1979 ● Which government was most successful? ● You will have ten minutes to prepare for this discussion. ● During this time you should write a paragraph to organise your ideas. ● You could use the summary diagrams on pages 93 and 109 to help you.