1.3 pressure groups Flashcards
in 2023 the government responded to widespread and prolonged outlive sector strikes with the strikes (minimum service levels) act requires
some workers to still work during strikes or face being sacked
WASPI have campaigned for compensation due to the government increasing pension age they want to
recieve compensation 2024
BMA , British medical assosciation , successfully campaigned for
2% ruse of doctors wages post pandemic
just stop oil methodology was civil disobedience regardless of public image
getting their message across was priority rather than public support
April 2022 just stop oil activists vandalised
petrol pumps along the M25
October 2022 two JSO activist scaled the queen Elizabeth bridge on the M25 near dartford and were there suspended in cables for 37 hours both got
sentenced to 3 years in prison
the NFU , national farmers union has a close link with its relevant government department , which is
department for enbironememt food and rural affairs
FU annual conference stating he had worked with the national farmers union to create a £220 million package of funding for technology and innovation to protect British farming which would allow
bosses to fire and sue union employees in public sectors during strikes if minimum levels of service aren’t met
the labour supporting pressure group , momentum , has influenced the Labour Party in other ways such as putting in candidates for selection as labour MPS and councillors , this includes MPs such as
zara sultana
asana begum
Nadia whittome
aspana begum is the first Hijabi Mp in parliament she also accused labour for targeting her for deflection because she is
a socilaist , muslim , working class woman (2022)
the charity care4calais has attempted to bring a legal challenge against the Rwanda bill stating
” human rights law still applies , we are ready to go “
the national trust is the largest pressure group in the county having access to huge amounts of funding and membership , however is sometimes unable to influence government . in 2022 it called for the government to
stay true to its net zero by 2030 obligation and continue to ban fracking, Sunak extended the net zero to 2050 and PM Truss lifted the ban on fracking (Sunak reinstated this )
may 2024 extinction rebellion gathered to launch awareness of pollution in the river Nidd , with the venture named “poo patorl” which consisted of activists dressed in white overalls with fishing rods , the patrol pretended to
fish the poops out of the river Nidd as a visual image of what’s in the river
the group fareshare used footballer Marcus rashford as a figurehead for their social media campaign to provide free meals to struggling children in the 2020 lockdown , this campaign was extremely popular with rashfords epetition receiving
1.1 million signatures , consequently the gov announced it would provide £120 million ‘ covid summer food fund ‘ and £170 million ‘ covid winter grant scheme ‘ for vulnerable families
the ghurka justice campaign was a successful political campaign which sought for ghurkas who served in the British military to gain right of abode , despite the lack of government support from the bear government in 2008 the high court ruled that
the lack of rights for ghurkas was illegal , in 2009 gordon brown announced that all Gurkha veterans who had served four years or more in the British army would be allowed to settle in britain
stop the war coalition 2003 sae mass rallies to stop the invasion of Iraq in 2003 , however this was still resisted by the Blair government which escalated
the conflict by sending British troops to Iraq due to Blairs ideology of his war doctrine
