Insider and outsider groups

Question 1

What is an insider group?

Answer 1

A pressure group that’s regularly consulted by the government departments (CBI, NFU and BMA)

Question 2

Do insider groups have high impact policy’s?

Answer 2

Yes as they offer expertise policy’s implementation and political support

Question 3

What are the 6 types of insider groups?

Answer 3

Prisioners
Low profile
High profile
Core insider
Specialist insider
Peripheral insiders

Question 4

Types of insider groups- Prisoners

Answer 4

Dependants on the government in some ways (e.g. equality’s commissions)

Question 5

Types of insider groups-
Low profile

Answer 5

Concentrating on behind the scenes pressure (national trust)

Question 6

Types of insider groups- High profile?

Answer 6

Consciously using the media e.g. CBI and BMA

Question 7

Types of insider groups- Core insiders?

Answer 7

Those with 2 way relationship with policy makers over a broad range of issues (BMA NFU)

Question 8

Types of insider groups- specialist insiders

Answer 8

These who are granted insides status within a more narrow of expertise
(WWF- world wildlife fund)

Question 9

Types Insider groups- peripheral insiders?

Answer 9

This who have an insider status buy are only rarely needed by gov due to the nature of intrest/cause
(The dog trust)

Question 10

Evidence of outsider status- ALF and SHAC

Answer 10

-using direct action tactics
- recourses or the state (police and courts) applied against it
-Target groups other then give to achieve desired goals
-Economic pressure, Blockading ports/airports, public opinion and financial
-acts of economic sabotage

Question 11

Evidence of insider status- Huntington life sciences?

Answer 11

-Recourses of state applied against components
-police protection, arrest of ALF and SHAC members, high court in justification
-Close relationship with governing party’s
-British labour party is a share holder, Tony Blair issued a public declaration of support, when the RBS closed HPS account of the govt arranger financial support through the bank of englad
-Govt policy on all side remains in support of medical experiments of animals

Question 12

What are some examples of insider groups?

Answer 12

-European round table of industrialist
-Confederation of British industry’s
-Think tanks; Adam Smith institute

Question 13

What is the European round table of industrialist (ERT)?

Answer 13

Influence advice group in the EU consisting of some 50 european industrial leaders, groups works both at national and European levels

Question 14

What are the aims of the ERT and when was it founded?

Answer 14

Aims to convey messages about the state of affairs the economy to European political leaders
Founded in 1983

Question 15

What are the recommendations of the ERT?

Answer 15

-Enlarging the size of the EU
-Increasing pensions contributions by employees
-Public/Private partnerships in education/health
-Establishing the G8
-Reduction of corporation tax across the EU
-Actions on climate change including laws to reduce carbon emissions

Question 16

How many recommendations were approved and why?

Answer 16

Achieved every single one of aims
Reasoning is because it keeps they keep the economy going, they are rich so are able to donate

Question 17

What is the Confederation of British industry?

Answer 17

A British organisation in total of 190,000 buisness
CBI employ 7 million people- 1/3 of UKs private sectors- employed workforce

Question 18

CBI, motto and beliefs?

Answer 18

motto- The voice of buisness
belief- no other organisation has a close enough contact of network to the uk gov

Question 19

CBI campaignes?

Answer 19

-Consistently opposed/lobbied against increased in minimum wage
-Critical of climate change, levy issues against businesses
-Campaigned for Hs2 (high speed rail link)
- Lobbied for reduction in corporation tax
-Opposed scottish inderpendanfe
-EU referendum (Brexit would cost 950000 british jobs)
Lobbied for 3rd runway in heathrow

Question 20

Successful campaigns of the CBI?

Answer 20

• Lobbied for reduction in corporation tax
  -Opposed scottish inderpendance
  Lobbied for 3rd runway in heathrow

Question 21

unsuccessful campaigns of the CBI?

Answer 21

-Consistently opposed/lobbied against increased in minimum wage
-Critical of climate change, levy issues against businesses
-Campaigned for the HS2 high speed rail line
-EU referendum (Brexit would cost 95000 british jobs)

Question 22

What is a think tank?

Answer 22

An organisation that preforms reaserch and advocacy concerning topics such as a social policy, political strategy’s, economics, military, technological and culture

Question 23

How are think tanks funded?

Answer 23

non profit organisations
Canada and USA- tax exempt status
Or by government advocacy groups, businesses or delivered revenue from consulting or reaserch work related to their projects

Question 24

What is the Adam Smith institute?

Answer 24

Has registered charity status
One of the most influential think tanks
that specialises in reaserch and education

Question 25

Adam Smith institution reports?

Answer 25

-Grants maintained schools
-Academy schools
-National curriculum
-GCSE
-AS examinations
-Reform AS exams
-School league tables
-Tuition fees
-Multi academy’s trusts