Blair Premiership Timeline
Created @March 7, 2023 9:36 PM
Economy Foreign Policy Politics Society
Topic
Trade Unions
Gov and
Blair Labour
PM
Type Classwork
- New Labour, Give change a chance - 31 August: Diana’s Death - Scottish
1997
Devolution
- Welsh Devolution - Good Friday Agreement - National Minimum Wage
1998
established - Start of Kosovo War
1999 - Continuation of Kosovo War
- Freedom of information Act: ask any infor with your name on it to any
2000 organisation and you are entitled to receive the information unless classified
as confidential
- Afghan War starts - 9/11 - Resignation of Madelson 2001 Election - Labour
412 seats with 167 majority - Labour still has an overwhelming majority
2001 therefore the decrease in majority numbers is not a strong critique -
Continuing to deliver the changes they promised and started making since
their last election
2002 - Sierra Leone civil war ends - Adoption Act
2003 - Iraq War - Robin Cook resignation - Employment Equality Regulations
- Hunting Act - Gender Recognition Act - Civil Partnership Act - David Kelly
2004
Scandal - Ascension 8 eu enlargement
- 7/7 London bombings 2005 Election - Labour 355 seats (60 majority) -
2005
Lower numbers but still a decent majority
- Massive pressure put on Blair - Leveson Inquiry Starts here - Blair promises
2006
to resign within a year
2007 - Blair succeeded by Gordon Brown - Euro membership ruled out
Blair Premiership Timeline 1
Created @March 7, 2023 9:36 PM
Economy Foreign Policy Politics Society
Topic
Trade Unions
Gov and
Blair Labour
PM
Type Classwork
- New Labour, Give change a chance - 31 August: Diana’s Death - Scottish
1997
Devolution
- Welsh Devolution - Good Friday Agreement - National Minimum Wage
1998
established - Start of Kosovo War
1999 - Continuation of Kosovo War
- Freedom of information Act: ask any infor with your name on it to any
2000 organisation and you are entitled to receive the information unless classified
as confidential
- Afghan War starts - 9/11 - Resignation of Madelson 2001 Election - Labour
412 seats with 167 majority - Labour still has an overwhelming majority
2001 therefore the decrease in majority numbers is not a strong critique -
Continuing to deliver the changes they promised and started making since
their last election
2002 - Sierra Leone civil war ends - Adoption Act
2003 - Iraq War - Robin Cook resignation - Employment Equality Regulations
- Hunting Act - Gender Recognition Act - Civil Partnership Act - David Kelly
2004
Scandal - Ascension 8 eu enlargement
- 7/7 London bombings 2005 Election - Labour 355 seats (60 majority) -
2005
Lower numbers but still a decent majority
- Massive pressure put on Blair - Leveson Inquiry Starts here - Blair promises
2006
to resign within a year
2007 - Blair succeeded by Gordon Brown - Euro membership ruled out
Blair Premiership Timeline 1
