Scrapped section 28 and introduced civil partnerships.
Brought overall crime down by 45%.
Put more people into college and university than ever in history.
Introduced the smoking ban, banned tobacco advertising and raised the smoking age to 18.
Equalised the age of consent.
Introduced devolution to Scotland and Wales.
Created NHS direct.
Introduced stricter standards on school meals and banned junk food from school vending machines.
Helped secure the 2012 Olympics.
Banned hunting, the 'sport' of watching animals gore each other to death for kicks.
Introduced the UK Film Council, which funded films like Oscar-winning Man on Wire as well as In the Loop and This is England.
Invested over £20 billion in social housing.
Reduced teenage pregnancy rates by over 13%.
Signed up to the Social Chapter of the Maastricht Treaty, guaranteeing workers' rights.
Introduced free TV licenses for over 75s and free bus services for over 60s.
Introduced Armed Forces Day to pay tribute to British servicemen and women.
Decreased homelessness by 73%.
Introduced freedom of information act and data.gov.uk, allowing unprecedented levels of information and records to be shared with the public.
Introduced the young person's job guarantee.
Increased health spending per person in the UK.
Halved the number of households without a bank account in just 4 years.
Narrowed the gap between the richest and poorest through tax benefits for those on the lowest income.
Introduced EMA.
Increased the number of university places.
Introduced the car scrappage scheme.
Extended opening hours for GPs.
Introduced 16,000 new police officers and 16,000 CSOs.
Removed most hereditary peers, with a plan for a completely elected House of Lords.
Helped hugely in the Northern Ireland peace process.
Guaranteed a free nursery place for every 3 and 4 year old, extending this to 2 year olds.
Made us the first country to have legally binding commitments to challenging climate change and carbon emissions....
It's nothing really.
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