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Cockneys 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
| MacMillan, Harold 85 104 mad cow disease 185 magazines 155 magistrate's courts 109-10, 111 Magna Carta 19 Major, John: actions of 75,186 background of 142 in elections 100, 104 as Prime Minister 69, 85' Malvinas War, the 123 Manchester 34, 38, 47 manufacturing 37—40, 145 marginal constituencies101 Marks and Spencers 150 May Day 215 MCC (Marylebone Cricket Club) 200 McKenzie, Robert 103 meals-on-wheels 170 means test 169 measurement, scales of 33, 6o media, the 151-61 medical care 170—3 medical insurance 170,171 medicines 170, 173 medieval period, the 18—19 Meibion Glyndwr 43 Members of Parliament 72, 90—4, 98—9 men and women 51,142-3 MENCAP 170 Methodism 127 metric system of measurement6oMetropolitan Police, the 106 MI6 70 Middle English 19,22 Midlands, the 37-8 Mikes, George 66, 141, 165, 184 mild 18 7 Mills and Boon 2o6 minicabs 165 ministers 82, 126 monarchy 77-81 attitudes towards 75, 80 — I constitutional role of 71, 77-9 Edward VIII, abdication of 80 and honours list 79 relations with Parliament 72,77-79 and religion 121 —2 royal family, the 78 Windsor name 77 money: coins and currency 148 distribution of wealth 146 earning money 141-3 finance and investment 146—7 spending money 148—9 taxes 146 Mormons 127 mortgage 180 motor sports 193, 198 motor transport 16 2—5 motorways 163, 164 Mothers' Day 215 mountains 31,3 8—40 MPs (Members of Parliament) 72 , 90-4, 98-9 multiculturalism 58 Murrayfield 43. 193 museums 207 music 202, 203, 204—5 musicians 202 Muslims 76, i22, 128-9 |
| names, personal 11, 47 national anthem 122 national curriculum 133—5,140 National Front, the 73 National Health Service, the 28, 168, 170-2 national hunt racing 197 national insurance contributions 168, 173 national lottery, the 200 national loyalties 12—13, 42—5 national service 70,115 National Trust, the 12, 61 Nationalists in NorthernIreland 103, 118—2o nationalist political parties 73, 103, 118 nationalization 145 nature, love of 60—1 Navy, the 115 neighbourhood watch 108 Nelson, Admiral 25 New Age 128 New Age Travellers 15, 183 New Scotland Yard 106 New Statesman and Society, the 155 New Year 208,212-13,215 Newcastle 34,38,47 Newmarket 19 3 News of the World, the 152 newsagents 151 newspapers: see press NHS (National HealthService) 168, 170-2 nicknames 11 Nightingale, Florence 172 noise 167 nonconformists 122,126—7,200 Norfolk Broads, the 31,37 Norman Conquest, the 18 north of England, the 25, 38-9,102 Northern Ireland: elections in 101, 103 geography of 40 in history 23, 119 language of 50 as part of Britain 8-9,118-20 politics in 73,118—20 population of 13 senses of identity in 52—3, 119—20 Netting Hill Carnival, the 58 Nottingham 34, 38 novelists 202-3 NUF (National Union of Farmers) 144nurses and nursing172 nursing homes 171 NUT (NationalUnion of Teachers)142 Observer, the 152, 154 off-licences 148 Official Secrets Act, the 70 old age 46,168,169 Old Bailey, the 112 OldTrafford 193 Old Vie, the 204 Open University, the138 opera 203,204 Opposition, the 74, 94 opting out 88, 134, 171 Orangemen 23, 215 Orthodox, Christian 128 Orwell, George 183 ounces i48 Oval, the 193 owner-occupiers 180 —1 Oxbridge 139 |
| Oxfam 64 Oxford 34, 138, 139 Oxford English 50 oz (ounce) 148 package holidays 210 Paddington 165 Paddy ii page three girls 154 painting 206 pairing system 72 Palace of Westminster, the 72, 90 pancake day 214 panto (mime) 213 paper rounds 151 parishes 87, 89, 126 parks 61, 88 Parliament 90—7 atmosphere and style of 72,91-2 history of 19-20, 22—4, 74 and law-making 70—1, 95 and the monarchy 72, 77—9 powers of 71-2,90 procedure in 9 3—4 state opening of 80,97 see also Commons,Lords parliamentarians 22 parliamentary democracy 71 parties, political: annual party conferences of 75 basic details of 73 and elections 98—105 and Europe i 17 in government 82—4 in law 100 money of 73 party leaders of 75, l 01 in Parliament 72 and party political broadcasts 72 and the party system 24, 74—5 and the press 153 and trade unions 153-4 Patrick, St 10,17 patriotism 54 patronage 24, 84 PAYE (pay as you earn) 164 Peel, Robert 25 peerage,the 96 Pennines, the 31,38 pensions 27, 168 Pentecostalists 128 peoples of Britain, the 10—13,42—5 periodicals 155 pets 62 pharmacies 170 Picts, the 16 pints 117 plague 20, 23 Plaid Cymru 7 3 plays, long-running 203 playwrights 202—3 poets and poetry 202—3,206 police, the 106—8,172 peliteness 63 political life 67—76 political parties: see parties political satire 67-9 politicians, behaviour of 67, 72 see also MPs politics 67-105 politics and personal identity 52 polling day 99, l01 |
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
| unemployment 142—3, 168—9 Union Jack, the 13 unionists in Northern Ireland 103, 118-20 unions, the 143—5 United Kingdom, the 8-9 United Reformed Church 127 universities 138—40 USA, the 115-16 UVF (Ulster Volunteer Force) 119 Varsity Match, the 192,199 VAT (Value Added Tax) 146 vegetarianism 185 vehicle registration 162—3 Victoria, Queen 27,80,131 Victoria and Albert Museum 207 Victoria Station 165 Victorian values 28,189 videos 151,202 Vikings, the 17-18 village green 60, 194 violence 108, 195 voting: see elections wages 142,146 Wales: geography of 40 history of 17, 18—19,20 as pan of Britain 10, 118 and politics 73, 102-3, 118 population of 13 religion in 127 sport in 8,193,196 symbols of 10-11 |
| wars: Falklands/Malvinas War 54, 114, 123 First World War 27,77 Crimean War 17 2 Gulf War 29, 116 Second World War 28 Wars of the Roses 20 watchdog organizations 14 5 Waterloo 165 waterways 167 Watt, James 24 wealth 141, 146 weather 31-3, 65 weddings 46 weights and measures 60,148welfare 168-73 welfare state, origins of the 168 Welsh: characteristics 11, 58 language 44,134 sense of identity 10—12,42—5 Wembley 19 3 Wesley, John 127 Wessex 17 West Country, the 37 West End, the 36 Westminster 36 Westminster Abbey 122 Which? magazine 64 Whigs, the 24, 29, 73 whips 84, 94 White Man's Burden, The 28 Whitehall 86 William the Conqueror 18 |
| William of Orange 23 Wilson, Harold 85, 104 Wimbledon 192, 193 Winchester 131 Windsor Castle 81 Windsors, the 77 wine 187 wireless, the 156 Wogan, Terry 1 3 women, position of: in law 72, 142-3 in public life 51,124, 142—3 in social life 188 Woolworlhs 150 work: attitudes towards 141—2 everyday working life 142,143 labour relations 144 payment for 142, 146 social importance of 52 unemployment 141—3, l68—9 work organizations 143-5 work-to-rule 144 workhouse, the 168 World Service, the BBC 157,161 Withering Heights 3 8 yards 117 Yes, Prime Minister 67—9, 117 Yorkshire 47 Youth Hostels Association 61 ZCars 106 |
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