D+P - PRESSURE GROUPS/ THINK TANKS/ INSTITUTES

Question 1

what was passed in 2023 in response to widespread public sector strikes?

Answer 1

The Strike Act (2023)

Question 2

what did the 2023 Strike Act do?

Answer 2

Required some workers to work during striker or risk being sacked

Question 3

which PG campaigned for compensation when the Govt increased the Pension Age Threshold

Answer 3

WASPI

Question 4

which PG actively engages in direct action by breaking civil disobedience laws

Answer 4

Insulate UK

Question 5

which PG successfully campaigned for a doctor pay rise after COVID

Answer 5

BMA

Question 6

by what % were doctors wages increased post-pandemic as a result of BMA campaigns

Answer 6

2%

Question 7

which PG’s methods have discouraged support for them despite many actually agreeing with their stance on the particular issue

Answer 7

Just Stop Oil

Question 8

what is Just Stop Oil’s main method

Answer 8

Civil Disobedience

Question 9

on which motorway were petrol pumps vandalised by JSO in april 2022

Answer 9

the M25

Question 10

which union has close ties to the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Answer 10

The National Farmers Union

Question 11

which PG has influenced the Labour Party by putting forth candidates for selection

Answer 11

Momentum

Question 12

which PG used marcus Rashford as its figurehead in its campaign for free school meals in 2020?

Answer 12

FareShare

Question 13

how many e-signatures did Marcus Rashford’s petition receive in 2020

Answer 13

1.1M signatures

Question 14

what is the largest PG in the uk

Answer 14

The National Trust

Question 15

despite being the largest PG in England, what has the NT failed to do at times

Answer 15

Influence the Governments decisions

Question 16

on which policy did NT try and get the government stay true to

Answer 16

Net Zero policy by 2030

Question 17

to what year had sunak extended the Net Zero goal to

Answer 17

2050

Question 18

which PG occupied St. Paul’s cathedral in 2021 to campaign against climate change

Answer 18

Extinction Rebellion

Question 19

what did the government announce following the success of Rashford’s political Activism

Answer 19

a £120M “Covid summer Food Fund”

Question 20

according to polls, what % of people wish to see a ceasefire in Gaza

Answer 20

66%

Question 21

despite 66% of the UK population wishing for a ceasefire in Gaza, how did Rishi Sunak respond

Answer 21

he said that he would not recognise Palestine as a State

Question 22

from 2015 - 2021 which insitute’s reports had over 150 citations in official government documents

Answer 22

The Institute for Fiscal Studies

Question 23

which PG advocates against post 9/11 terror laws that disproportionately affect muslims

Answer 23

Cage UK

Question 24

what % of the electorate in the UK do muslims make up

Answer 24

4%

Question 25

which party do muslims more often than not vote for

Answer 25

Labour amongst others

Question 26

seen as many muslim voters vote for labour, what may this mean for Cage UK when it is a Conservative Government

Answer 26

They will have little influence as it is not in the Tories interests to consult with Cage UK

Question 27

what Word is defined by so many groups competing for influence that governance becomes difficult as a result of Legislative Gridlock

Answer 27

Hyperpluralism

Question 28

what is arguably a product of Hyperpluralism

Answer 28

Countervailing - successfully opposing something - equal yet opposite

Question 29

on the topic of PGs what can be said to show evidence of Countervailing

Answer 29

the fact that for every PG that campaigns for something, there is also a PG that campaigns against that same thing

Question 30

which Union campaigned for a greater minimum wage

Answer 30

The TUC

Question 31

which organisation campaigned for the abolishment of a minimum wage

Answer 31

The CBI (Confederation of British Industry)

Question 32

which outsider Pressure group successfully campaigned for the removal of Microbeads from cosmetics

Answer 32

GreenPeace

Question 33

by what year did the UK govt promise that all cosmetic containing microbeads would be taken from shelves

Answer 33

2018

Question 34

who was David Cameron's Senior Advisor when he was PM

Answer 34

Lex Greensill

Question 35

what company did Lex Greensill own

Answer 35

Greensill Capital

Question 36

to which company did Cameron go on to lobby for after leaving politics

Answer 36

Greensill Capital

Question 37

to who did Cameron lobby to use GC services during the pandemic

Answer 37

Matt Hancock

Question 38

which group successfully campaigned for a ban on hunting, shown by the passing of the Hunting Dogs Act 2004

Answer 38

The RSPCA

Question 39

which 2 Think Tanks warned the UK government about Brexit but were ignored

Answer 39

The Fabian Society and Resolution Foundation

Question 40

which PG has advocated for the rights of LGBTQ people, successfully having it taught on school curriculums etc.

Answer 40

StoneWall