different type of pressure group ase study Flashcards
What is pressure Group?
A pressure group is an organisation that aims to influence political decisions.
What are insider pressure groups?
Those that are consulted by the government and therefore have insider status.
What is an Outside pressure group?
Those that are not consulted by the government and instead try to influence political decision making from the outside.
Name 3 Examples of an insider pressure group?
- The British Medical Association
- National farmer union
- The confederation of British Industry
Name 3 examples of an outsider group?
- Oxfam
- BLM
- EDL
- Green peace
What are the British medical association aims
- Act as the doctor’s trade union, to improve pay and conditions.
- It lobbies the government to improve healthcare and public healthcare e.g. sugar tax
How many members do the BMA have
160,000 doctors and medical student
The BMA successes
- It influences the government when making new policies
- April 2018 government introduced a sugar tax.
- Campaigned for seatbelts to be compulsory for everyone in the car, achieved in 1991.
The BMA methods used
- Meets with ministers and responds to questions in meetings
What are green peace aims
- Stopping climate change
- defending the oceans
- protecting the forests
- eliminating toxins
how many members do green peace have?
- 3 million members worldwide
What methods to Green peace use?
- Direct action; shutting down a coal- fired power station in 2007
- putting gas mask on statues around london
- lobbying
What are Green peace successes?
- Government attitudes toward carbon emissions has change. In 2017 the Con. government announced plans for a lower carbon economy.
- It campaigned against Shell an oil company as they were drilling in the artic, because of this shell stopped in 2015.
- Campaigned against micro beads (small plastic particles used in toiletries e.g. toothpaste) as it can lead to water contamination. It was banned in 2017 by the Con. gov.
What are Green peace failures?
- The london reached its legal site pollution limit just 1 month into 2018. The government isn’t taken drastic measures.
What are oxfam aims?
- to help create lasting solutions to the injustice of poverty.
- to provide food, clothes, resources, for the less fortunate.
Oxfam methods?
- Lobbying the government
- Runs 650 charity shop worldwide
- Uses social media and have a website to show what they have done and what needs to be done
Oxfam successes?
- have 650 shops worldwide
- helped over 11 million people in 2019
- revived an overall income of £367.4 million
Oxfam failures?
- The government stopped funds going to the Oxfam pressure group in 2021 as there was some claims of sexual abuse and child abuse in congo and also haiti.
What are the EDL aims?
- They are a far right, islamophobic group.
how many members?
30,000 member as of 2013
What methods do they use?
- They use violent direct action like violent clashes with the police and other protestors.
- June 19,2017, a member drove his car into a crowd of people outside the finsbury park mosque in London, killing one and wounding 9.
EDL failures?
- One of their leader got sentenced to jain back in 2018 for 13 months.
What are the NFU aims?
- to expand British agriculture and horticulture to campaign for a stable and suitable future for British farmer.
how many members do the NFU have
90,000 plus members
What methods do they use?
- lobbying. Talking directly to policymakers in government and campaigning to ensure farmers have the opportunity to build progressively.
- Have a website to share their plans and what they have achieved
What are the confederation of British industry (CBI) aims?
-lobby and act as an advocate for domestic business on national and international issues
How many members?
190,000 businesses
CBI methods?
they lobby government and advise them
CbI successes?
- Known as the main voice of th UK business world. It is respected
