50 Years Ago

50 Years Ago – 20 March 1971

20 March 1971 It was reported that James Chichester-Clark (in main image above) would remain as the Prime Minister of

19 March 1971 Lord Stokes, the Chairman of British Leyland Motor Corporation, said that the future of the business was

18 March 1971 A nine day long sit-in of students at the University of East Anglia came to an end.

17 March 1971 Sir Keith Joseph (in main image above), the Secretary of State for Social Services, said in the

13 March 1971 Lord Peter Carrington (in main image above), the Secretary of State for Defence, confirmed that no soldiers

8 March 1971 Forty women led a march in Belfast which ended in violence and the stoning of a police

2 March 1971 The Vehicle & General Insurance company unexpectedly went bust, with over 800,000 car insurance policies becoming invalid.

1 March 1971 Hugh Scanlon (in main image above), the President of the Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers, said that

28 February 1971 Trade unions warned that 1.5 million engineers would strike on 1 March 1971 if the Government didn’t

26 February 1971 Agreement was finally reached on police pay, with 100,000 police officers receiving an increase of up to