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From other sports or sport in general 4 pageCockneys 48, 165 and domination of national transport system 165 government and politics 88 in history 16, 25 Marathon, the 198 multiculturalism in 58 pollution in 35 taxis 56, 164—5 Underground, the 164, 165 Lord Chancellor, the 111 Lord Snooty 59 Lord Sutch 100 Lords, the House of: history of 20, 29, 96 modern role of 96-7 role in lawmaking 95, 96 Lords of Appeal 96 Lord's 193 low church 124 loyalists in Northern Ireland 118-20 loyalties 10—13,4 2—5 5 LSD system 148 M25 164 MaCauley, Lord 85 mace, the 90 Mackintosh, Charles Rennie 39 Index 221
222 Index polling station 99,101 poll tax 87 pollution 28, 35, 162 polo 19 7 polytechnics 139 Pontins 209 pools, the (football) 200 pop music 204—5 popular newspapers 152, 154-5 population 13, 34 posh 49, 50 post office 147 postcards 210 pot-holing 210 Potteries, the 38 pounds 148 poverty 146 prefects 131 prehistory 15 prep schools 131 Presbyterian Church 23, 1l6, 127 prescription charges 170 press, the: circulation figures 152 magazines and periodicals 155 national and local 151 and politics 153—4 Press Complaints Commission 11,4 and privacy 154 sex and scandal in 154.-!; two types of newspaper 15 2 priests 124, 126 Prime Minister, the: choice of 71-2, 77-8, 84 origin of role 24 powers of 71-2, 83-5' Prime Ministers 51, 69, 85 Prince: Albert 27 Andrew 78 Charles 78,80,81 Edward 7 8 Philip 78 Prince of Wales, the 19,78 Princess: Anne 78 Diana 78,80,81 Margaret 78 privacy: and housing 35,174—9 and noise 167 and the press 154—5 in politics 7 2 and sex 65'—6 and transport 163 and welfare benefits 169 Private Eye 155 privatization 145 Privy Council, the 83 probation 109 Proms, the 203 property 174—8, 180—2 property developers 175 prostitution 66 Protestantism: in British history 20-2,214 today 124, 126—7 see also Northern Ireland pubs 52, 187, 188-90 public services 87—8 punk 205 puritanism 22, 126, 187
Quakers 122, 127 qualifications, educational 137 QC (Queen's Counsel) 111 Queen, the: see Elizabeth II,monarchy Queen and I, The 49, 55 Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother 78 Question time 95 queuing 57, 165 RAC (Royal Automobile Club) 162 racial minorities 13, 45-6, 58 racism 45 radio 156,157, 194 Radio Times, the 54—5, 155 rail transport 165-6 rain 3 2 Ramblers' Association, the 61, 165' Rangers football team 3 9 rates 87 ratings war, the 159,160 reading habits 59,88,204—5 Reading music festival, the 203 Received Pronunciation 48—5'0, 55 Recessional 28 recreation: see leisure referendum on EU 71,116 Reformation, the 21 Reith, Lord John 156 religion 121—9 and alcohol 126,127 atheism 26 attitudes towards 121-3, 208, 211, 213-14 and education 125,129 and gambling 126 in laws 122 and the monarchy 20-3, 122 non-Christian 127—9 and personal identity 5-2 and politics 22,12 2—3 Remembrance Sunday 215 Republic of Ireland: see Ireland republicans in Northern Ireland 118 restaurants 184, 186—7 retailing 148—50 retirement 142 Revolution, the Glorious 23 rich and poor 146 Richard I 19 Richard III 20 rights: in the constitution 72 individual and state 70 and the police 70,108 religious 26, 76, 122 women's 5'!, 124 Ring-a-ring-a-roses 23 road manners 64,163—4 road numbering 165 road safety 163, 188 roads 162 Robin Hood 19 rock 209 rock music 203,204—5 Romans, the 16 Romantic Poets, the 28, 39 rooms in houses 179 rose 10 rounders 198 Roundheads, the 22,23 rowing 192, 199 Royal Air Force, the 115
royal family, the 78, 197 royal weddings 29 RP (Received Pronunciation) 48—50, 55 RSC (Royal Shakespeare Company) 204 RSPCA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) 6 2 RUC (Royal Ulster Constabulary) 120 Rugby (school) 13I rugby (sport) 53, 192, 193, 196-7, 199 Rushdie, Salman 76, 205 Sainsburys 150 saints, patron 10 Salvation Army,the 127, 170 Samaritans, the 170 Samye Ling 129 sandwich courses 139 Santa Claus 212 Save the Children Fund64 Saxe-Coburg Gotha 77 Saxons 17, 18 scandals 65,67, 154-5 Scandinavia 17—18 Scarborough 33,209 Scargill, Arthur 145 SCE (Scottish Certificate of Education) 137 schools: boarding 131, 132 comprehensive 134 and everyday life 135—6 grammar 134 grant-maintained 134 independent i30 national curriculum 133—5,140 nursery 133, 135 organization of 132 preparatory (prep) 131 primary 135 public 130-1, 142, 191 and religion 125,129 secondary 134, 136 state 130 subjects of study in 135, 136, 140 science and technology 135 Scotland: education in 137, 139 geography of 39 history of 16, 19,24—5' law in 111 money in 148 and New Year 212—3 newspapers in 151 as part of Britain 10, 118 politics in 73, 102-3, 118 population of 13 religion in 21—3,126 sport in 8,192,193 symbols of 10—11 Scots 22, 42 Scott, Sir Walter 43 Scottish: characteristics 11,21,58 language 16,22,42.50 sense of identity 10 — 12, 42—5 Scottish National Party 73,118 sculpture 206 seaside holidays 208—9 secretaries of state 82 secrecy in public life 7 2 secret service, the 70 secrets, official 70 security firms 108 Index 223 self-help 64 semi-detached houses 176 senior service, the 115 settlement, patterns of 25, 33-35, 38 Seventh Day Adventists 127 sex: attitudes towards 65—6, 210 and politics 65' and the press 154—5 and religion 126, 127 sexual harrassment 212 see also women shadow cabinet, the 74, 94 Shakespeare 21,38,201, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, the 204 shaking hands 63 shamrock 10 shandy 187 Shankill Road, the 53 Sheffield 34,38 Shelter 182-3 shipbuilding 38,40 shires 87 shooting 197 shop stewards 144 shops and shopping: attitudes towards 148 for food 185 opening hours149—50 types of shop 148—9 well-known chain stores 150 show homes 178 show jumping 197 Shrove Tuesday 214 Shuttle, Le 166 sickness benefit 169 signing on 169 Sikhism 128 Silverstone 193 Sinn Fein 73 six counties, the 118 sixth form, the 137 slang, rhyming 48 snobs and snobbery 50, 186 SNP (Scottish National Party) 73 soap operas (soaps) 11,9—61, 187 soccer 191 social class: see class Social Democratic and Labour Party 73 social identity 42—55 social life, importance of 51 social security 168—70 social services/workers 169 -70 Society of Friends 12 5 solicitors 111 Sotheby's 206 South Bank, the 204 south of England, the 25,37-8,102-3 Spanish Armada, the 21, 117 Speaker, the 90-1 special occasions and days 46, 211—15 sport: attitudes towards 191—2 calendar of events and seasons 199 and competition 191-200 crowd behaviour 192, 195 in education 133,191,198 and the language 193 and local government 88,192 national British teams 8,12-13 in the press 151, 191 and the royal family 197
spectator attendance 195 stadiums and venues 193,195 on television 158, 191, 192 well-known events 192—3,199 Spycatcher 70 square mile, the 36,147 squash 187 squatting 182 St Andrew's 193 StPancras 165 St Paul's Cathedral 23 St Valentine's Day 214 standard of living 141 Star, the 152, 153 stately homes 174,177 steam engines 162 steel, production of 38 stereotypes of nationalities 11, 21 Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds 104 stiff upper lip 171 Stonehenge 15 Stratford-upon-Avon 34, 38, 204 street names 178 strikes 144, 145 Stuart dynasty, the 22, 23, 24 students 137,138 suburbs, the 36,176,178 Suez ii3-14,115 suffragettes 29 Sun, the 152, 153 Sunday Correspondent, the 152 Sunday papers, the 151 Sunday Post, the 151 Sunday Times, The 152,153 Sundays 63, 126,150 superannuation schemes 168 supermarkets 148—9, 150, 185 surnames 11, 47 Sutch, Lord 100 swingometer, the 102—3 swots 58 Synod, the General 124 tabloids 152
Tarn o'Shanter 43 tanner 148
collection of 87-8, 146 and the constitution 78 on goods for sale 146 and housing 180 on inheritance 177 local council tax 87—8 on personal income 146 taxis 56, 164—5 tea 57,116 teachers and teaching 133, 13 5—6 team games 191, 198 television 157—61 advertising 157—8 and the arts201, 203, 205 BBCand ITV 157-61 channels 158 and elections 100—1,102 finances 156,157 in Parliament 95 and political party leaders 75-5 and politics 69, 157 satellite and cable 159 and sport 191,192
television sets, ownership of 156, 159 temperature 32, 33, 60 tennis 191,192-3,198,199 terraced houses 176 Tesco 150 test matches 194 Thames, the 31, 167 Thatcher, Margaret 69,85,104 Thatcherism 145,181,201 theatre, the 202-4 theatres 204 Thirty-Nine Articles,the 124 thistle 10 Threadneedle Street 147 Times, The 12, 152, 153 Tones, the 24, 29, 73 tourism: from Britain 185, 210 inside Britain 167,177,208—10 to Britain 80, 116 tower blocks 175 Tower of London, the 20 Town Hall, the 86 town houses 176 Townsend, Sue 49, 55 trade unions 143-5 Trades Union Congress 26,29,143-5 tradition: in life generally 56—7, 59 in public life 64 in pubs 189—90 and seaside holidays 208-9 on special occasions 211-14 Trafalgar, the Battle of 25 Trafalgar Square 25, 86, 21 2 traffic: cones 164 congestion 162, 164 wardens 164 train spotters 162 training for jobs 134,135,136-7 trains 61, 62, 165—6 trams 164 transport 162—7 by air 166-7 attitudes towards 162,163 international 165—7 policy 162 by rail 61, 164—6 byroad 162-5 by water 167 travel: see tourism, transport travellers 182—3 Treasury, the 24, 82 Trent Bridge 193 Triple Crown, the 192 troubles, the 119 trusts r 71 tube, the 164 TUC (Trades Union Congress) 26, 143—5 Tudor dynasty, the 20 turf accountants 19 8 TV: see television Twickenham 19 3 UB40 169 UDA (Ulster Defence Association) 119 UFF (Ulster Freedom Fighters) 119 UK (United Kingdom) 9 Ulster 23, 29,118-20 Ulster Unionists 73 Underground, the 164, 165 224 Index
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