Pressure group Flashcards
What is a pressure group?
A group that wants to influence the government but not be the government
What pressure are law changers?
The gurkhas justice campaign
Child poverty action group- Free school meal
Anti poll tax leug
The snowdrop campaigne
The friends and family of Stephen Lawrence- Race and relations bill and double jeproday reform 2000
Law changes- Anti poll tax leuge?
What was the issue
Abolishing of the poll tax
was due to margret thatcher changing the taxation laws from
instead of taxing property owners now we should tax every perosn over 18
this was an extremely unpopular law causing the down fall of Thatchers conservative gov
What tactics were used in anti poll tax league?
Public meetings/speavhes
-Protest march in london 200,000 people
-Violence riots and looting
-Clashes with police
-Media coverage
-Canpainging if no payment
-Civil disobedience
What law changed in anti poll tax?
Poll tax abolished
Replacement by council tax
Are there any controversy with the anti poll tax?
Violet tactics
Criminal damage
Assults on police officesrs and protesters
Civil disobedience
Any relevant information- Anti poll tax league?
Unpopularity of Margret Thatcher increased reasons why conservatives party removed her as p.m. and party leader
The snow drop campaign issue?
To get rid of the legal ownership of guns due to school schooling of primary school Dunblane killing 16 children
3 teachers and 10 gunshot wounds
The snow drop tactics?
peaceful protests
E petitions on email
public meetings
labour conference
The snowdrop campaign law changed?
Banning of guns in the uk
Private ownership
Controversies of the snow drop campaign?
Wasn’t supported by major gun groups; parallel petitions made
Olympics beloved it would lead to less medals do to gun sports
Relevant information about the snowdrop campaigne fire arm amendment act?
705000 people signed the edition
Owner was a bereaved family member
First even e mail petition
What was the friends and family of stephen lawrence issue?
Stephen lawrence a black 18 year old got murdered violently in 1993
Murdered by 5 white teenagers who were not found guilty and couldn’t be tried again due to double jeopardy
investigation into actions of the police and the criminal justices
The friends and family of stephen lawrence- tactics?
-Huge media coverage
-Speeches with nelson mandela
-protest
-letter
-public meetings
-marchers
-meeting with pm
-private prosecutions
The friends and family of stephen lawrence law changes?
yes
Report lead to the arrest of the murdered
Double Jepordy act made
Racist language offence
Stop and search chnaged
New race and relation bull
Contoversy with the friends and family of stephen lawrence?
Metropolitan police widely criticised due to huge incompetence and racist behaviour
Double Jepordy raised huge concern due to police can harras
Failure to convict murdered after many calls to police station telling them who the murders are
Any relevant information- The friends and family of stephen lawrence?
Many people called in and told police the suspect due to huge racist white gang
Nelson mandela made calls international
Daily mails called the 5 murders
Law changers- The gurkha justice campaigne 2008 issue?
Gurkha soldiers were not aloud to settle in the uk after serving in british war
Blair’s govt changes it to anyhow after 1997 who retired can settle in gurkha and people didn’t like this
Gurkha justice campaign- Tactics?
media support
Public meetings
Protests
Celebrity endorsement- joanna lumley
protests
Did laws change for gurkha residents?
Yes gurkha veterans who served for 4 years or more can now settle in the Uk
The gurkha justice- controversy’s?
British Gurkha society says it was a disaster as thousands of elderly Gurkha veterans/pensioners are now unable to speak british and living in poor accommodations unable to survive
causing abuse to joanna lumley
The gurkha justice- other relevant issues?
Joanna lumley a uk actress supported movement giving it huge coverage as her father was a gurkha veteran
Many moved to alderscot
Child poverty action group free school meal- issue?
Campaign against giving free school meals in the summer holiday
Marcus rashfoed had a huge influence on
Child poverty action group- tactics?
High celebrity endorsement
Letters to pm
Meetings
Media coverage
Marches
BBC
speeches
Child poverty actions group- Laws changes?
Yea due to Rashford helping free schools are available in holidays
Child poverty actions group- Contreversy
Gov accused of being to easily influenced by hugh celebrity profile
Gov should stick to guns as we can’t afford this
Child poverty action group- Over relevant information?
Marcus Rashford huge involvement
The scheme hasn’t ended
What factors have enabled law changers to be successful?
Celebrity endorsement
Mater issues (emotional)
Public opinion
Widespread political support
Defending sympathetic individuals
Media coverage gone global
Determined campaigners
Proximity to general elections
Tactics e.g. civil disobedience, private petitions and online petitions