1960

1960

1. Harold Macmillian - Wind of change speech

2. Commonwealth immigration act removes - free entry to Britain for all commonwealth citizens

3. Application to EEC - vetoed by P. Gaulle

4. Profumo affair

5. LP elected under Harold Wilson - 1964

6. Abolition of the death penalty , Race relations act

7. Sexual offence Act - descrimanates Homosexuality

8. Abortion is legal

9. Prime Ministers - Sir Alex Douglas-Home (1963-64) & Harold Wilson (1964 -66)

   • Sir Alec Douglas Home - Was the Earl of Home when he became PM; resigned in order to stand for the house of commons
   • Harold Wilson - Social reforms; legalisation of abortion, abolition of capital punishment and decriminalization of homosexuality; adopted & abandoned the National Plan; devaluation of the pound; foundation of Open University; disputes of trade unions