Pressure Groups Flashcards
(16 cards)
Insider pressure group meaning + example
An insider pressure group is a group with connections to parliament, usually the can bring in bills etc because of that.
British medical association
British medical association information
160,000 members
Lobby’s gov for improvement to public health-sugar tax
Successes= sugar tax
Failures= gov didn’t give into jr doc strike
Outside group+ example
Not consulted by gov
Extinctions rebellion
Extinction rebellion information
Aim to get good to declare climate emergency
They protest- eg throwing fake blood over treasury yielding and 2019 London protests
Successes= nviroment matters to voters = eg 45% of 18-24 yr olds, all partes say the want uk t be carbon neutral
Failures = crtsicms for actions
Limitations of pressure groups
Peripheral insiders - only sometimes consulted ( eg dogs trust)
Insider can become outside and vice versa ( labour supports trade unions more)
Gov can ignore/Disagree
Interest groups meaning
They defend interests of particular people like the members
Promotional groups meaning
They protest for specific clause eg prison reform trust. They’re inclusive
Think tanks as an influence on parliament
Example= policy exchange
Organisations that exist to develop new policies
Politicians can have links to think tanks eg ian Duncan smith set up centre for social justice
Lobbyists an influence on parliament
Paid to influence gov , some ex politicians , eg david Cameron
Dc set up watchdog to arch lobbyists, but got caught on it
Straw (labor) caught on camera offering to lobby for a large amount of money
Corporations as an influence on parliament
They lobby gov for favorable conditions eg lower taxes
Can structure themselves to pay less tax, eg Amazon
Can be ignored- eg eu referendum
The media as an influence on parliament
Can Srutinise gov
Support can win elections - ‘sun wot won it” 1992
Evidence that pressure groups are democratic
Pluralism
Some have more members than parties , eg national trust 5 mill
People can participate in democracy
Evidence that pressure groups aren’t democratic
Elitist recoups can become insiders more easily
Violent campaigning methods
‘Serpants that strangle efficient gov’ - foreign secretary Hurd.
Methods within the government that insider pressure groups use to lobby
Influencing government- meetings etc
Influencing parliament - lobby mps to influence votes and convince private members bill
Using courts- try to use judicial review and criminal justice act 2015 made it more difficult
Methods outside the government that pressure groups can use
Appeal to public - eg media- blm
Background campaigns eg reduce reuse recycle
Direct action- eg protests
Factors that affect the influence that pressure groups can have
Membership - larger influence= more influence, more respected Membership
Resources- money eg CBI represents almost 200,000 businesses compared to smaller eg fathers4justice
Public support- national trust- consulted on policy
Xr- disruptive tactics
