pressure groups Flashcards
Insider groups FOR
close relationship with government/politicians, respected and positive public opinion and media coverage
Insider groups AGAINST
Less public attention than outsider groups, so more potential for government to ignore their demands if it doesn’t suit their political agenda, depends on what party is in power, not radical like outsider
outsider groups FOR
Publicity and media attention - UK is a democracy so the government responds to public discussion
outsider groups AGAINST
Reliant on government of the day to be amenable to their demands, unpopular and backlash from the public due to disruption tactics
Just Stop Oil
outsider, causal:
aims: oppose and stop grants for fossil fuels, increase investment in renewable sources and insulation in homes
Famous campaigns - throwing tomato soup at a van Gogh painting, mass roadblocks such as M25
quotes: ‘contemptible’ - Starmer, ‘ a small minority disrupting the lives of the hardworking majority ‘ - Sunak
Who said ‘ a small minority disrupting the lives of the hardworking majority ‘ and about which pressure group?
Sunak, about Just Stop Oil
Greenpeace
outsider and causal
famous campaign: covering Sunak’s house with black cloth: ‘oil profits or our future?’ and ‘no new oil’
impact: ULEZ expanded 18x - largest in Europe
helped make moratorium on fracking but overturned in 2022 when energy crisis
Insulate Britain
outsider, causal
famous protests: Blocked M95
Main aim - to ensure houses are insulated and low energy by 2030
Extinction Rebellion
outsider, causal
aims: The government must declare a climate “emergency,” The UK must legally commit to reducing carbon emissions to net zero by2025, A citizens’ assembly must be formed to “oversee thechanges”
campaigns: pink boat on oxford and regents street, attempting to glue their hands on to road outside of parliament
Pregnant then Screwed
voice of working mothers in the UK - pregnancy laws
- Contributed to 5 government consultations and gave evidence to London assembly and HoL
- March for mummies - over 14,000 mummies marched - October 2022 - lead to 30 hours of free childcare from children of 9 months old to 5 years in 2023. war 15h for smaller age range before
- March 2023 budget = biggest increase in free childcare ever seen in Britain
-representatives presented on the education select committee
stonewall
outsider causal
LGBTQ rights
influence in 2013 gay marriage act
dont stop your future
founded by idris elba for the purpose of reducing violence
focus on machete and zombie knife crime
ban will be introduced in September 2024
care4calais
petitions, donations and huge case against Rwanda bill including evidence from UNHCR about danger and cruelty
initial success june 2022 when plane cancelled to Rwanda
2023 - parliamentary sovereignty undermined work - bill passed through HoC vote in 2024
