Follow James Callaghan through 171 dated historical records for Great Britain.
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
Britain adopts the Race Relations Act with sweeping anti-racial laws, but the laws do not extend to Northern Ireland, the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) is formed to enforce the new laws banning racial discrimination
Role range: 1974-1976 – 1976-1979
Britain begins offering tax breaks to owners of important works of art, inheritance taxes are spared in exchange for periodic viewing
Role range: 1974-1976 – 1976-1979
The Seychelles gains independence from Britain
Role range: 1974-1976 – 1976-1979
The Seychelles gains independence from Britain
Role range: 1974-1976 – 1976-1979
Incitement to race hatred becomes an offence. Britain adopts the Race Relations Act with sweeping anti-racial laws, but the laws do not extend to Northern Ireland, the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) is formed to enforce the new laws banning racial discrimination. A Commission on Race Equality is established
Role range: 1974-1976 – 1976-1979
The Race Relations Act is pased. Britain adopts the Race Relations Act with sweeping anti-racial laws, but the laws do not extend to Northern Ireland, the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) is formed to enforce the new laws banning racial discrimination
Role range: 1974-1976 – 1976-1979
Britain adopts the Race Relations Act with sweeping anti-racial laws, but the laws do not extend to Northern Ireland, the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) is formed to enforce the new laws banning racial discrimination
Role range: 1974-1976 – 1976-1979
Large Grammer Schools have direct grants removed. Grammar Schools must go comprehensive or fee-paying
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1976-1979
Incitement to race hatred becomes an offence. Britain adopts the Race Relations Act with sweeping anti-racial laws, but the laws do not extend to Northern Ireland, the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) is formed to enforce the new laws banning racial discrimination. A Commission on Race Equality is established
Role range: 1974-1976 – 1976-1979
The Seychelles gains independence from Britain
Role range: 1974-1976 – 1976-1979
Callaghan becomes Prime Minister and continues Labour responsibility for the NHS during a period of tight public finances and contentious pay negotiations.
Role range: 1976-1979
The Callaghan government pursued legislation to establish elected assemblies within the United Kingdom.
Britains new 200 mile fishing zone comes into effect
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1976-1976
The International Monetary Fund approves a loan of 2,300 million pounds to Great Britain
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1976-1976
The International Monetary Fund approves a loan of pounds 2,300 million to Great Britain
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1976-1976
Baggage handlers at Heathrow call off their 3 day dispute
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1976-1976
Ian Smith rejects the British proposals for a Rhodesian settlement
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1976-1976
Ian Smith rejects the British proposals for a Rhodesian settlement
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1976-1976
The monthly unemployment figures reach the highest since 1948
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1976-1976
The Scottish Devolution Bill is defeated
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1976-1976
The Scottish Devolution Bill is defeated
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1976-1976
A referendum is held but the required 40% of Scots do not vote for devolution
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1976-1976
A referendum is held but the required 40% of Scots do not vote for devolution
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1976-1976
A referendum is held but the required 40% of Scots do not vote for devolution
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1976-1976
The 1st commercial flight of the Anglo-French Concorde jet is from London to Bahrain
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1976-1976
The 1st commercial flight of the Anglo-French Concorde jet is from London to Bahrain
Role range: 1976-1976
Regular passenger service between New York and Europe on the supersonic Concorde begins on a trial basis
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1976-1976
Regular passenger service between New York and Europe on the supersonic Concorde begins on a trial basis
Role range: 1976-1976
Criminal Law Act 1977 reforms conspiracy, criminal procedure, and criminal offences
Role range: 1976-1979 – 1976-1979
Economic-policy record linked to the IMF crisis: Leads the Labour government as it attempts to renew the Social Contract after the IMF crisis.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1976-1979
Government response under James Callaghan: Leads the Labour government as it attempts to renew the Social Contract after the IMF crisis.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1976-1979
IMF context: Leads the Labour government as it attempts to renew the Social Contract after the IMF crisis.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1976-1979
Leads the Labour government as it attempts to renew the Social Contract after the IMF crisis.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1976-1979
Housing Homeless Persons Act 1977 creates duties toward homeless people
Role range: 1976-1979 – 1976-1979
Attempts to maintain union support while preparing a return to collective bargaining.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1976-1979
Insists the government must hold the line on pay to protect economic recovery.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1976-1979
Uses pay policy to argue that lower inflation can protect jobs.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1976-1979
Economic-policy record linked to the IMF crisis: Links the post-IMF period to efforts to renew the Social Contract.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1976-1979
Government response under James Callaghan: Links the post-IMF period to efforts to renew the Social Contract.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1976-1979
IMF context: Links the post-IMF period to efforts to renew the Social Contract.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1976-1979
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.