HIST 2F20 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Scottish National Party, History Of Scottish Devolution, Popular Referendum
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Britain, britishness, and british identity in the 1990s: over the course of the term, we have explored shifts in understandings of class, gender, race, and empire in modern britain. How are these shifts reflected in popular cultural forms at the end of the twentieth century: britain at the end of the 20th century. John major took over as conservative prime minister: 1990-1997, major not as polarizing a figure as his predecessor, however, relatively embattled during his term. Conservatives were challenged by the labour party (on the left) and the lib dems (centre/ Conservatives challenged not only by labour: but also by new party liberal democrats (1988) Liberal reform (wanted to reform the constitution) Lib dem stood for: centre/centre left, comes from liberal tradition of reform, green agenda, constitutional reform. 1953: son of a university lecturer, oxford grad, trained lawyer. 1997: elected as youngest prime minister since 1812, aged 43.
