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| Alliance Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton |  |
| 31st May Blair & Brown meet at Granita restaurant in Islington and reportedly agree a deal |
| Budget Clarke, Kenneth | |
| 30th Nov London Presents the budget for 1995-96, proposes cutting spending but not reducing taxes |
| 7th Dec London Announces an increase in interest rates from 6.25% to 5.75% |
| 8th Dec London Increases tax on petrol, cigarettes & alcohol |
| Budget Major, John Roy | |
| 26th Nov London The European Finance Bill is passed |
| Ceasefire Major, John Roy | |
| Aug The IRA announce a ceasefire |
| Channel Tunnel Elizabeth II | |
| 6th May President Mitterand & Elizabeth II open the Channel Tunnel |
| Composition of Oasis Gallagher, Liam | |
| Oasis acquire a record contract and record the album Definitely Maybe, which becomes the fastest selling British debut album ever |
| Composition of Oasis Gallagher, Noel | |
| Oasis acquire a record contract and record the album Definitely Maybe, which becomes the fastest selling British debut album ever |
| Composition of Traffic Winwood, Steve | |
| Capaldi and Winwood reunite Traffic for a new album, "Far From Home" |
| Conference of Labour Party Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| April At a special Conference Clause 4 of the Party is changed to reflect the "New Labour" |
| 4th Oct 1st conference speech as leader calling on the party to drop clause IV |
| Constitution Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| April At a special Conference Clause 4 of the Party is changed to reflect the "New Labour" |
| 4th Oct 1st conference speech as leader calling on the party to drop clause IV |
| Death of Nilsson, Harry Nilsson, Harry | |
| 15th Jan Death of Harry Nilsson |
| Death of Smith, Arthur Smith, Arthur | |
| 16th May London Death of John Smith |
| Death of Smith, John Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| May Death of Labour Leader John Smith, Tont Blair & Gordon Brown agree at the Granita restaurant that Tony Blair should stand for the leadership |
| Death of Smith, John Brown, Gordon | |
| May Blair alegedly agrees that one day he would stand down in favour of the chancellor but Blair's supporters, however, say that no such deal was made |
| May Death of Labour Leader John Smith, Tont Blair & Gordon Brown agree at the Granita restaurant that Tony Blair should stand for the leadership |
| Death of Smith, John Smith, John | |
| 12th May Death of John Smith |
| Death of Thorneycroft, George Edward Peter Thorneycroft, George Edward Peter | |
| Death of George Edward Peter Thorneycroft |
| Diplomacy Major, John Roy | |
| Sep Address es the Sth African Parliament |
| Election Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| 21st July Blair beats Prescott & Beckett to become leader of Labour party with 57 |
| Election Hodge, Margaret | |
| Barking Elected Member of Parliament for Barking |
| Election Kinnock, Glenys | |
| Elected Member of the European Parliament |
| Election Postles, Graham | |
| 16th Dec Dudley The Conservative Party candidate is heavily defeated in Dudley West |
| Election Prescott, John | |
| 21st July Elected Deputy Leader of the Labour Party |
| European Union Major, John Roy | |
| 26th Nov London The Commons aproves the European Finance Bill, increases British contributions |
| Government Major, John Roy | |
| April 6 change portfolios, 4 are dismissed & 3 new members are appointed |
| Invention World Wide Web Berners-Lee, Tim | |
| Berners -Lee founds the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) |
| Knighthood Charlton, Bobby | |
| Bobby Charlton is knighted |
| Leader House of Lords Cranborne | |
| Appointed Leader of the House of Lords |
| Leader Opposition Blair Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| Appointed Leader of the Opposition |
| Manager Robson, "Bobby" Robert William | |
| Sporting Lisbon's rivals, F.C. Porto, hire Robson, with Mourinho appointed as his assistant manager |
| Marriage of Charles Charles Philip Arthur | |
| During a 1994 television interview, Charles admits that he had committed adultery "once it was clear the marriage had broken down" |
| Minister of Employment Portillo, Michael | |
| Appointed Secretary of State for Employment |
| Minister of Transport Mawhinney, Brian | |
| Appointed Minister of Trans port |
| MTV Unplugged Page, James Patrick "Jimmy" | |
| MTV UnLedded special showcases the album No Quarter, a compilation featuring restyled Led Zeppelin songs |
| Nationalization Major, John Roy | |
| Railtrack is created as a monopoly owner of the railway infrastructure |
| National Lottery Major, John Roy | |
| Oct Launches the National Lottery |
| Party Leader Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| 21st July Appointed Party Leader of the Labour Party |
| Pink Floyd Gilmour, Dave | |
| Pink Floyd are officially announced as the biggest grossing act in rock history, The "Division Bell" tour played to 5,500,000 people in 68 cities and grossed œ 150,000,000 |
| 20th Mar "The Division Bell" is released. In keeping with the album's theme - a lack of communication, the band don't give any press conferences or interviews |
| 15th July Detroit The first complete performance of "Dark Side Of The Moon" for nearly 20 years |
| Portuguese Cup Robson, "Bobby" Robert William | |
| Porto beat Robson's former club, Sporting Lisbon, in the Portuguese Cup final |
| Privatization Coal Major, John Roy | |
| 29th Dec London The privatization of British Coal Corp is completed |
| Privatization Post Office Heseltine, Michael | |
| 3rd Nov London The Cabinet rejects Heseltine's proposals to privatize the Post Office |
| Privatization Rover Major, John Roy | |
| 1st Feb The stock-market confirms German prestige car-maker BMW is buying the majority share - 80% - in Rover from British Aerospace (BAe) for œ800 million |
| 1st Feb London There are angry clashes in the House of Commons over the sale of the last major British car manufacturer Rover. |
| Privatization Rover Simpson, George | |
| 1st Feb Rover chairman George Simpson flies to Tokyo as soon as the BAe board agrees to accept BMW's offer |
| 1st Feb The stock-market confirms German prestige car-maker BMW is buying the majority share - 80% - in Rover from British Aerospace (BAe) for œ800 million |
| Privy Council Prescott, John | |
| Appointed Member of the Privy Council |
| Publication of Amiss Amiss, Kingsley | |
| Publication of, "The Russian Girl" |
| Reform of Employment Portillo, Michael | |
| 6th Dec Vetoes an EU directive to give part time workers the same rights as full time workers |
| Reform of Labour Party Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| April At a special Conference Clause 4 of the Party is changed to reflect the "New Labour" |
| Reform of VAT Major, John Roy | |
| Dec London Government attempts to add VAT on fuel are defeated in the House of Commons |
| Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Lennon, John Winston | |
| 19th Jan John Lennon is inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame by Paul McCartney |
| Rock and Roll Hall of Fame McCartney, Paul | |
| 19th Jan John Lennon is inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame by Paul McCartney |
| Shadow Education Blunkett, David | |
| Appointed Shadow Education Secretary |
| Shadow Secretary Foreign Cook Cook, Robin Finlayson | |
| Appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs |
| Traffic Winwood, Steve | |
| Capaldi and Winwood reunite Traffic for a new album, "Far From Home" |
| Vote Confidence Major, John Roy | |
| 16th Nov London Major threatens to resign if the European Finance Bill is not passed by the Commons |
| W3C Berners-Lee, Tim | |
| Massachusetts Berners -Lee founds the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) |
