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Society 1970-79 x (Race and Immegration (The National Front became very…
Society 1970-79 x
Race and Immegration
1971 Immigration Act
Restricted the rights of commonwealth immigration need a guaranteed job and at least 1 grandparent born in Britain
Early 1970's Ugandan Dictator Idi Amin persecuted the Ugandan Asians , many had UK passports due to Indian Colonisation
Given exception from Immigration Act and given a resettlement board 28,000
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By 1974 over 1 million New Commonwealth immigrants had settled in Britain , tend to settle in the same areas but were not politically represented and in 1974 only 10 no white councillors were elected in the London Borough
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Police
1976 only 70 police officers of minority ethic background out of 22,000
suspected police brutality to blacks resulted in Notting Hill carnival of 1976 300 injured and event called to be banned
Blair Peach 1979 killed in Anti-Nazi riot , supposedly by Police truncheon- only admitted in 2010
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The Black and White minstrel show , actors blacked up was made until 1978
1980 the Commission for racial Equality was warned 'Racial prejudice is still rife and so is racial discrimination, while the response of the government had been disappointing and inadequate.
Enviromentalism
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also expanded on the 1970's ideas that rejected consumerism and commercialism fearing a downside to scientific progress
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media
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Goldsmith 'A Blueprint for survival' in 1972 advocated the return to self sufficiency= The Peoples Party set up in 1973
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Youth
1975-76 punk movement started influenced by American bands such as new York Dolls - rejected commercialism
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nihilistic and rejected the hippy culture and DIY attitude, lyrics reflected social annihilation
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Vivienne Westwood and Malcome McLaren opened Sex boutique, influential
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'God Save the Queen' released during Silver Jubilee year 1977 ( fascist regime) ( no future) BBC refused to play it but reached number 2
Skinheads had developed from Mod culture at the end of the 1960;s, working class influenced by Jamacian music and culture
many were apolitical but by the end of the 70's they were related with football hooligans and the National Front
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