Pressure Groups Flashcards
Give an example of an Insider Pressure group?
National Farmers Union - They represent farmers nation wide and cooperate heavily with the Conservatives, They called for a culling of badgers in order to stop the spread of tuberculosis in Cows.
Give an example of an outsider pressure group?
The EDL, it is a borderline terrorist group which the government heavily distance themselves from in order to avoid public outrage, they believe that the UK should be entirely white and culturally British.
Give an example of a causal Pressure Group?
Extinction rebellion is an causal pressure group that aims to force governments around the world to carry out actions in regards to climate change, for example in 2017 they were able to get the government to declare a climate emergency.
Give an example of a sectional Pressure Group?
The RMT is a sectional pressure group that represents the interests of rail workers across the country, like all trade unions they aim to improve workers rights and provide a united voice. Since 2023 they have been engaging in a number of strikes that have severley disrupted rail travel across the country.
List 5 tactics utilised by pressure groups?
Lobbying as an insider, Organising Public Demonstrations, Civil Disobedience, Using a celebrity spokesperson, Publicity Stunts.
Give 4 examples of pressure groups lobbying an insider?
In 2011 the BMA utilized Lobbying by sending personalized emails to their MP’s asking for them to place an outright ban on smoking in cars which was passed in 2015. They even challenged the pro Smoking group Forest.
In 2023 the BMA also successfully lobbied members of the House of Lords, in regards to the Strike bill the BMA argued that it would confer wide ranging strikes to the Secretary of State for business and in turn put Unions at risk of legal action if they do not provide notices of plan to strike.
In 2013 The National Farmers Union successfully lobbied the Government and was able to pass a law on badger culling, over 260’000 have been killed by this point.
Give 2 examples of pressure groups calling for public demonstration?
Since November 2023 six main Pro-Palestine groups have been carrying out protests, for example the Palestinian Solidarity Campaign which has been protesting for over 30 years now. Remembrance Day March.
On the 18th of March 2024 House Against hate set up a protest rave incredibly close to Downing Street in order to fight against racism in the UK.
Give 2 examples of Civil disobedience being carried out?
The Countryside Alliance and The Council of Hunting Association have both signed the Hunting Declaration in which they have pledged to break any law attempting to place a ban on hunting with dogs.
Unite is also carrying out a huge number of strikes in the latter half of March 2024 affecting a number of bus and tram services.
Give 2 examples of celebrity spokespeople?
2008 - Joanna Lumley has frequently campaigned for the Gurkha Justice campaign in which she calls for Gurkha soldiers to receive pensions and benefits from the British Army.
In 2020 - Marcus Rashford and the Fareshare campaign to extend free school lunches over the summer holidays.
Give 2 examples of publicity stunts?
In 2023 in response to inaction at the G7 Conference MusicMagpie built a statue called mount recycle-more which depicted leaders present at the conference and was made out of scrap electronics.
In 2023 campaign group Good Rebel Community projected a picture of an elephant in George Square Glasgow which called for people to embrace plant based diet to reduce their carbon footprint.
Give Examples of the Justice for Sub Post Masters Alliance utilising lobbying?
In 2010 The Government Minister for Post Offices Ed Davey refused to meet with their leader Alan Bates because he was advised not to, he ultimately did meet him 5 months later but purely for Presentational reasons.
In 2015 MP James Arbuthnot took the case for his constituents and accused the post office of duplicitous behaviour and rejecting 90% of Postmaster cases.
Give Examples of the Justice for Sub Post Masters Alliance utilising Courts?
In 2017 the JFPA successfully pursued a Court Case called Bates and Others v Post Office LTD, which concluded that the Postmasters had unfair contracts and Horizons IT systems were at fault, they were awarded £58 million.
Individuals have tried to challenge the post office but the process is slow with a number of cases still continuing after 4 years.
Give Examples of the Justice for Sub Post Masters Alliance utilising the media?
In December 2023 an ITV drama highlighted the extent of the scandal generating huge sums of public outrage and sympathy.
Rishi Sunak Has now proposed a law which would quash the convictions of Postmasters convicted by the Horizon System.
Give recent examples of NEU strike action?
In 2022 the Government passed legislation making it more difficult to carry out strikes by requiring a vote of 50% or more for it to go ahead.
In 2023 53% of the NEU voted in favour of strike action, they in turn launched 5 days of strike action, the government offered a 4.3% pay rise but this was rejected as inflation was at 8%.
It was then raised to 6.3% which the NEU accepted.
What happened in the Gay Cake case?
IN 2014 a gay man asked a cake company to make a cake saying support gay marriage which they refused on religious grounds.
The Christian institute defended the bakery in Court and ultimately the supreme court ruled in favour of the bakery stating that it was not due to their sexual orientation but in fact the message itself.
