Effectiveness of pressure groups

Question 1

Media Attention

Answer 1

BLM group uses #BLM and this was retweeted around 50 million times from 2013-2020.

Question 2

Rebuttal: Negative media attention

Answer 2

In 2020 the violence surrounding the BLM protests took away from the cause by the media focusing on the violence.

Question 3

Large and well resourced pressure groups

Answer 3

The pressure group CBI represents over 200000 business, the PM and chancellor often attend CBI meeting.

Question 4

Rebuttal: Small and not well resourced

Answer 4

Greenpeace rely on public donations to pay for their campaigns- in 2017 95% of their funds came from donations.

Question 5

Law abiding tactics

Answer 5

320,000 signatures on a petition to stop taxation on sanitary product + this was accepted in parliament in 2016.

Question 6

Rebuttal: illegal tactics

Answer 6

In 2018 Extinction Rebellion blockaded 5 major road bridges in London.