Britain govts changing relationship with pressure groups

Question 1

When was the post war consenus?

Answer 1

1945-1979

Question 2

What is corpratism?

Answer 2

Mostly associated with facist states like Italy- incorperation of pressure groups into the state itself. In the UK the incorporteration of leading sectional groups (CBI and TUC) into the decision making processe- The NEDC formed in 1962

Question 3

What is social contract?

Answer 3

The british govt allowing the TUC abd CBI advise on economic policy in return for co-operation and implentation

Question 4

What is tri-partism?

Answer 4

The three parts of the social contract- The govt, The CBI and the TUC

Question 5

What is the post war consensus?

Answer 5

Broad agreement between parties on the role of the govt- full employment, social contract and support for the welfare state

Question 6

What are sectional groups?

Answer 6

a pressure group which promotes the interests of a particular section of society

Question 7

What’s a cause group?

Answer 7

those that represent a segment of society but whose primary purpose is noneconomic and usually focused on promoting a particular cause or value

Question 8

Parts of the post war consensus?

Answer 8

Mixed economy
A welfare state
Industrial co-opertaion
Full emplyment

Question 9

Post war consensus- Mixed economy?

Answer 9

Wanting the mix of state and owned industry, coal street rail are state owned (nationalised)

Question 10

Post war consensus- Industrial co-operation?

Answer 10

All govt saught close relationships with workers TUC and employers CBI

Question 11

Post war consensus- Full employment?

Answer 11

Hugh levels of taxation and spending can be very difficult

Question 12

Post war consensus- A welfare state?

Answer 12

NHS etc
Every govt in 1945-79 spent more on the welfare state, NHS

Question 13

What events in the 1970s helped end consensus politics?

Answer 13

Heaths U-Turn
-Battle of saltley
-Callaghans speech
-The imf crisis

Question 14

End of PW consensus- Heaths U turn?

Answer 14

Rejected miners demand for pay rise

Question 15

End of PW consensus- Battle of saltley 1972?

Answer 15

Miners 1972 strike led to a 3rd day week

Question 16

End of PW consensus-The if crisis? 1976

Answer 16

Lead to devauluing of pounds as britain has to borrow millions from the international monotary funds

Question 17

End of the PW consensus- Callaghans speech 1976

Answer 17

Spending cuts would lead to the winter of discontent 1978

Question 18

Example of sectional groups?

Answer 18

TUC and CBI

Question 19

1970’s relationship with pressure groups?

Answer 19

Close relationship with leading sectional grougs
Social cotract helps with policys
Deliberate gov policys for incorperations
-NEDC- national economic development council
-All part of post war consensus, agreement between labour and conservative

Question 20

1980s relationships with pressure groups?

Answer 20

Big rise in cause groups

Question 21

Why was their a big rise in cause groups in 1980’s?

Answer 21

Because margret thatcher decision to remove the post war consensus
Introduction of her conservative privatisation, spending and cutting govt
Weak parliment labour opposition
Anti poll tax a huge cause group

Question 22

What was the govts relationship with pressure groups in 2010/23?

Answer 22

Increase in cause group activity
Fractured relationship with leading sectional groups like TUC

Question 23

Why was their in an increase in cause group activity and fractioned relationship with leading sectional groups in 2010/23?

Answer 23

Conservative gov
Austerity measures after economic crash
Public servuce pay cut/freeze- teachers and nursers strike
Pandemic- freeserve and Nspcc
Cost of living crisis- Sparked new strikes in nurses train drivers ambulences etc

Question 24

Reasons of the end of corprotism/social contract and tripartism?

Answer 24

-It wasnt working, british economy worst in europe
-Damaged parlimentary soverigntry
-Too much influence in unelected groups
-Unions were weakend by a no strike pledge

Question 25

Reasons of the end of corprotism/social contract and tripartism?-It wasnt working, british economy worst in europe

Answer 25

British economy, one of the worst in Europe falling fro 4th of world leuge table in 1945 to 37th to 1975
Conservative politicians like Margret Thatcher argued this must be the fault of the post war consensus economic policy, getting coal etc

Question 26

The end of corporatism/ social contract/triparstism?- Damaged parlimentary sovereignty?

Answer 26

Many Mps outraged that chancellor Dennis Helaley delayed announcing his budget to parliament because he needed more time to discuss with the NEDC

Question 27

The end of corporatism? gives to much influence to unelected groups?

Answer 27

Groups like TUC and CBI where unelected by public therefor unaccountable for them

Question 28

The end of corporatism? Unions were weekened by a no strike pledge?

Answer 28

Unions felt they were being hand cuffed by the social contract would eventually lead to the winter of discontent 1975