1. BY: NEIL DALAL PD. 7 Political and Economic Change in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

2. Introduction Gradualism-->Strong Traditions King-->Parliament (William the Conqueror in 1066) Growing Power of Parliament  Magna Carta (1215)  English Civil War (1642-51)  Glorious Revolution and the English Bill of Rights (1688/9) Sources of Change  Industrial Revolution (18 th -20 th Century)  Imperialism (1815-1914)  World Wars (1939-1945)  Economic Crisis of 1970s 2

3. Industrial Revolution (18 th -20 th Century) Middle Class and Laborers included in Parliament Extension of Voting Rights 19 th Century Work and Welfare Reforms Political Effects of the Extension of Rights  House of Commons>Lords  Political Parties based on Class Lines  Demand for Welfare Measures Pressured Political Change 3

4. Effects of WWII and Challenges Churchill United (1940-5)  Compromise  Modern Welfare System  Beveridge Report (1942) Turmoil  Decline in Economy  Political Division  Socialist vs. Pure Market Recovery after Moderation in 1990s 4

5. Economic Crisis of the 1970’s Declining Industrial Production and Influence Loss of Colonies (1945-97) OPEC Embargo (1973) Recession Labor Union Demands 5

6. Margaret Thatcher (1979-90) Blame on Socialist Policies Changes  Privatized  Cut Back on Welfare  Strengthened Defense  Tough on Labor Unions  Return to Market Economy Critics Opposed 6

7. Tony Blair (1997-2007) Moderation (John Major) Labour Party’s Return Blair’s “New Labour” Party  “Third Way” Northern Ireland Peace Process  Good Friday Agreement (1996) War on Terror  Afghanistan (2001)  Iraq (2003) 7

8. Gordon Brown (2007-10) and David Cameron Growth Ends (Recession) Shifting of Powers Coalition Government EU Membership 8

9. Gini Index 9

10. Tax Rates Over Time Conservative Labour

11. Government Owned Corporations 11 CorporationsNationalizedPrivatized British Broadcasting Company 19272004 British Airways19391987 British Steel19671988 Rolls-Royce19711973 British Petroleum19741977, 1979, 1981, 1987 British Aerospace19771981, 1985 British Telecom (General Post Office)19811984, 1991, 1993 National Health Service1948N/A

12. Globalization and Fragmentation 12 International Integration Opposing Viewpoints