Introduction of majority verdicts in English courts. House of Lords loses legislative powers. The Civil Service Department takes over the Treasury's role of managing the civil service. It is later abolished in 1981. The Ministry of Social Security merges with the Ministry of Health to form the Department of Health and Social Security.
British government announces spending cuts.
Government announces that Asian immigration to be reduced to 1,500 per year. British government announces plan to limit immigration. Martin Luther King is assassinated in Memphis. Riots erupt in Chicago, Baltimore, Washington, and Cincinnati. Part of a tower block at Ronan Point collapses due to a gas leak leaving three dead.