Великобритания 1980-е - наше время by Natasha https://padlet.com/toriktor2/mutiari5obxq3xkq История Великобритании en-us 2022-03-06 13:14:44 UTC 2022-03-11 08:55:44 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f1ec-1f1e7.png 1979-1990: Reign of Margaret Thatcher toriktor2 https://padlet.com/toriktor2/mutiari5obxq3xkq/wish/2079901745
  • Solidarity Strike Prohibition Act 1982 (punishment - fines, threat of imprisonment);
  • Trade Union Act 1984;
  • The Employment Act of 1988 legalized strikebreaking.
    Privatization
  • 1984-85 - Miners' strike over plans to close unprofitable mines.
  • In 1982, after the invasion of the Falkland Islands by Argentine troops, Great Britain conducted a military operation to liberate them.
  • In 1989, at the initiative of the government of M. Thatcher, a poll tax was introduced.

    • ]]>     2022-03-06 13:21:46 UTC https://padlet.com/toriktor2/mutiari5obxq3xkq/wish/2079901745     1990-1997: Reign of John Major toriktor2 https://padlet.com/toriktor2/mutiari5obxq3xkq/wish/2079903364
  • In 1991, British troops took part in the operation to liberate Iraq-occupied Kuwait.
  • 5 months after the start of the second term of Major's premiership, a financial crisis broke out, which went down in history as "Black Wednesday"
    • ]]>     2022-03-06 13:24:11 UTC https://padlet.com/toriktor2/mutiari5obxq3xkq/wish/2079903364     1997-2007: Tony Blair's reign toriktor2 https://padlet.com/toriktor2/mutiari5obxq3xkq/wish/2079905573
  • Elections were held in 1999 for the Scottish Parliament, which was established by the Scotland Act in 1998.
  • The Northern Ireland Assembly was re-established, the Councils of the South and the North and the British-Irish Council were created.
  • The House of Lords Act 1999 abolished the automatic right of hereditary peers to a seat in the House of Lords, with the exception of 92 peers.
  • Since 2002, the UK has been the main ally of the US in the military campaign in Afghanistan.
  • 2005 - terrorist attack in London.
  • The Constitutional Reform Act of 2005, which came into force only in 2009, established the Supreme Court.
    • ]]>     2022-03-06 13:27:39 UTC https://padlet.com/toriktor2/mutiari5obxq3xkq/wish/2079905573     2007- present time toriktor2 https://padlet.com/toriktor2/mutiari5obxq3xkq/wish/2079909754 2007-2010: Gordon Brown
    2010-2016: David Cameron
    On September 18, 2014, a referendum on Scottish independence was held. 44.7% of those who voted were in favor of independence, 55.3% were against.
    2016-2019: Theresa May
    In 2016, following a referendum, the UK began the process of leaving the European Union.
    2019-present: Boris Johnson
    At midnight between 31 January and 1 February CET, the UK formally withdrew from the European Union.]]>     2022-03-06 13:33:10 UTC https://padlet.com/toriktor2/mutiari5obxq3xkq/wish/2079909754