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1974 in Great Britain — Page 5
Explore 397 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1974.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1974
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July
Rule of Northern Ireland
The Northern Ireland Bill gets Royal consent & for Direct Rule from Westminster
Economic Situation
Healey announces further economic measures as inflation, borrowing and industrial costs remain under pressure.
Peerage
Created Baroness Falkender
Collective Bargaining
Re-establishes collective bargaining as the central mechanism for regulating industrial relations.
Dissolution of Parliament
Parliament adjourns for the last time until the election Octoberober 10
Election
Parliament adjourns for the last time until the election Octoberober 10
Employers Associations
Provides rules for employers associations alongside the law governing trade unions.
Finance Act
Finance Act 1974 receives Royal Assent, implementing tax changes from Healey's first Budget.
Industrial Relations Act Repeal
Repeals Edward Heath's Industrial Relations Act and restores Labour's preferred voluntary industrial relations framework.
Industrial Tribunals
Maintains industrial tribunals as the forum for key employment disputes after repeal of the 1971 Act.
National Industrial Relations Court
Abolishes the National Industrial Relations Court created under the Conservative industrial relations system.
Social Contract
Helps deliver the Health and Safety at Work Act during the Social Contract period.
Social Contract
Uses workplace safety reform to show the social side of Labour's union bargain.
Trade Disputes
Restores statutory immunities for trade unions acting in contemplation or furtherance of trade disputes.
Trade Union and Labour Relations Act
Trade Union and Labour Relations Act 1974 receives Royal Assent, repealing the Industrial Relations Act 1971.
Trade Unions
Restores a legal framework recognising trade unions and employers associations outside the 1971 registration system.
Peerage
Created a life peer as Baron Gordon-Walker, of Leyton in Greater London
August
Walls and Bridges
Lennon releases "Walls and Bridges", a duet with Elton John on the #1 hit "Whatever Gets You Thru the Night", the album is released under the name "the Plastic Ono Band". John Lennon records his Walls and Bridges album, he claims to have written ten of the songs in a single week
Whatever Gets You Thru the Night
Lennon releases "Walls and Bridges", a duet with Elton John on the #1 hit "Whatever Gets You Thru the Night", the album is released under the name "the Plastic Ono Band". John Lennon records his Walls and Bridges album, he claims to have written ten of the songs in a single week
Election Issues Speech
Addresses Unionists on the EEC, Northern Ireland and inflation as the October general election approaches.
September
Election
The general election date is announced for October 10
Ulster Public Meeting
Addresses a public meeting in Banbridge on Ulster's constitutional position within the United Kingdom.
October
Economy of Great Britain
Healey promises to squeeze property speculators until the pips squeak and attacks profits made from rapidly appreciating agricultural land.
Odds and Sods
Release the outtakes collection Odds and Sods.
Smiler
Releases Smiler, his final Mercury-era studio album of the early 1970s.
Blaby Re-election October 1974
Wins re-election as Conservative Member of Parliament for Blaby at the second general election held in 1974.
Election
Leads the Conservatives in the October election but Labour gains a small majority.
Social Contract
Wins the October election while relying on continued union cooperation.
Speaker of House of Commons
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
Parliament
Opens Parliament
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Healey continues as Chancellor of the Exchequer after Labour wins the October 1974 general election.
Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament for South Down
Prime Minister of United Kingdom
Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 4th term
November
Budget
Healey presents a second 1974 Budget after Labour wins a narrow majority in the October election.
Energy Conservation
The Budget package includes energy conservation measures after the oil shock and pressure on imports.
November Budget
Healey introduces a second Budget to address inflation, taxation and the deteriorating economic position.
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
Contributes keyboards and composition to the ambitious double album The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway.
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
Leads the concept and story for The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway.
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
Adds guitar textures to The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway and its demanding stage presentation.
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