Dual state model

Question 1

What is the dual state model?

Answer 1

suggests there are 2 types of state/ government when comes to pressure group activity

Question 2

What are the 2 types of state/ government under the dual state model?

Answer 2

social/ moral issues- state has less of a vested interest and lots of evidence of pluralism- cause groups have chance of success
economic/ financial issues- state has vested interest- lots of evidence of elitism- sectional groups like the CBI have lot of influence

Question 3

Why was corporatism being criticised by the 1970s?

Answer 3

wasn’t working- British economy one of the worst in Europe
damaged parliamentary sovereignty
gave too much influence to unelected groups
unions were weakened by the no strike pledges

Question 4

What had happened since the 1980s/90s?

Answer 4

massive rise in the number of cause groups
perhaps because of ineffective parliamentary opposition to strong govts.- weak labour opposition to Thatcher and conservative to Blair.
Cause groups filling the vacuum.

Question 5

What did Blair do to do with pressure groups?

Answer 5

Distanced labour from relationship with unions but under Miliband and Corbyn return of influence
coalition 2010-2015- Austerity saw waves of public sector strikes- sectional groups, unions, cause groups- peoples assembly against austerity
conservatives- frosty relationship with previous allies- e.g.- BMA