Insider and outsider groups Flashcards
What is an insider group?
A pressure group that’s regularly consulted by the government departments (CBI, NFU and BMA)
Do insider groups have high impact policy’s?
Yes as they offer expertise policy’s implementation and political support
What are the 6 types of insider groups?
Prisioners
Low profile
High profile
Core insider
Specialist insider
Peripheral insiders
Types of insider groups- Prisoners
Dependants on the government in some ways (e.g. equality’s commissions)
Types of insider groups-
Low profile
Concentrating on behind the scenes pressure (national trust)
Types of insider groups- High profile?
Consciously using the media e.g. CBI and BMA
Types of insider groups- Core insiders?
Those with 2 way relationship with policy makers over a broad range of issues (BMA NFU)
Types of insider groups- specialist insiders
These who are granted insides status within a more narrow of expertise
(WWF- world wildlife fund)
Types Insider groups- peripheral insiders?
This who have an insider status buy are only rarely needed by gov due to the nature of intrest/cause
(The dog trust)
Evidence of outsider status- ALF and SHAC
-using direct action tactics
- recourses or the state (police and courts) applied against it
-Target groups other then give to achieve desired goals
-Economic pressure, Blockading ports/airports, public opinion and financial
-acts of economic sabotage
Evidence of insider status- Huntington life sciences?
-Recourses of state applied against components
-police protection, arrest of ALF and SHAC members, high court in justification
-Close relationship with governing party’s
-British labour party is a share holder, Tony Blair issued a public declaration of support, when the RBS closed HPS account of the govt arranger financial support through the bank of englad
-Govt policy on all side remains in support of medical experiments of animals
What are some examples of insider groups?
-European round table of industrialist
-Confederation of British industry’s
-Think tanks; Adam Smith institute
What is the European round table of industrialist (ERT)?
Influence advice group in the EU consisting of some 50 european industrial leaders, groups works both at national and European levels
What are the aims of the ERT and when was it founded?
Aims to convey messages about the state of affairs the economy to European political leaders
Founded in 1983
What are the recommendations of the ERT?
-Enlarging the size of the EU
-Increasing pensions contributions by employees
-Public/Private partnerships in education/health
-Establishing the G8
-Reduction of corporation tax across the EU
-Actions on climate change including laws to reduce carbon emissions
How many recommendations were approved and why?
Achieved every single one of aims
Reasoning is because it keeps they keep the economy going, they are rich so are able to donate
What is the Confederation of British industry?
A British organisation in total of 190,000 buisness
CBI employ 7 million people- 1/3 of UKs private sectors- employed workforce
CBI, motto and beliefs?
motto- The voice of buisness
belief- no other organisation has a close enough contact of network to the uk gov
CBI campaignes?
-Consistently opposed/lobbied against increased in minimum wage
-Critical of climate change, levy issues against businesses
-Campaigned for Hs2 (high speed rail link)
- Lobbied for reduction in corporation tax
-Opposed scottish inderpendanfe
-EU referendum (Brexit would cost 950000 british jobs)
Lobbied for 3rd runway in heathrow
Successful campaigns of the CBI?
- Lobbied for reduction in corporation tax
-Opposed scottish inderpendance
Lobbied for 3rd runway in heathrow
unsuccessful campaigns of the CBI?
-Consistently opposed/lobbied against increased in minimum wage
-Critical of climate change, levy issues against businesses
-Campaigned for the HS2 high speed rail line
-EU referendum (Brexit would cost 95000 british jobs)
What is a think tank?
An organisation that preforms reaserch and advocacy concerning topics such as a social policy, political strategy’s, economics, military, technological and culture
How are think tanks funded?
non profit organisations
Canada and USA- tax exempt status
Or by government advocacy groups, businesses or delivered revenue from consulting or reaserch work related to their projects
What is the Adam Smith institute?
Has registered charity status
One of the most influential think tanks
that specialises in reaserch and education
Adam Smith institution reports?
-Grants maintained schools
-Academy schools
-National curriculum
-GCSE
-AS examinations
-Reform AS exams
-School league tables
-Tuition fees
-Multi academy’s trusts
