Pressure Groups Flashcards
PGs representing corporate interests are more likely to be
Insider pressure groups
What is the CBI
A group that represent 200,000 companies
Is the CBI successful with govt in lobbying with the govt
Yes or often successfully lobbies with the government with lower increases to the national minimum wage
Was the child poverty group successful with the govt
Child poverty action group was unsuccessful at opposing the govts welfare reforms
Does the government get backing form corporate business
the Conservatives receive party donations from fossil fuel companies which may help to explain the lack of success of environmental PGs at influencing the UK Govt
In 2023 the uk abandoned what bill and what did they do after
Net zero and granted hundreds of North Sea oil and gas licenses
Why is it not always successful when a PG represents corporate views
Other factors may be more important to the government or the views of the public
What did CBI unsuccessfully lobby against
Brexit
PGs who represents govt views tend to be more successful
Yes
Why might some PGs be more successful when influencing one govt than another
Because the views may align better
What’s an example of a PGs vies aligning with the govt
The tax payers alliance is more successful working with the conservative govt than a Labour one as the conservative government believe more in lower tax
Why is the CND (campaign for nuclear disarmament) unsuccessful
Because their views oppose both Labour and the conservative governments views
What pressure group is successful in Scotland but not the UK and what did they campaign for
Alcohol focus successfully campaigned for MUP with it originally being set for 50p per unit
PGs with high expert knowledge are normally considered
Insider
What does the BMA represent
The views of doctors and they are regularly consulted by the government
What is the NFU
National farmers union
What did they successfully lobby for and why
A badger cull to prevent the spread of TB
Even though green peace has a lot of expert knowledge why don’t they work with the government
Because their views go against the government views and the corporate companies that back them
How is the media influential on PGs
Can make the PGs look good or bad which switches the public and governments opinion
What did the uk government change their opinion on due to positive media coverage
For school children to get free school meals during the holidays after Marcus rashford gained a lot of positive media attention
What does negative media attention do to a pg.
Makes them look like they are trying to be annoying rather than actually fighting for a cause
What is one pg that is seen in this light and why
Extinction rebellion is seen to be blocking roads, bridges and airports
What has the govt done to extinction rebellion due to negative media coverage
They have been put on the UK’s counter terrorism list
Does positive media coverage always help
Not necessarily because the govt doesn’t need to listen to the media
What is one pg that gets good media representation but hasn’t had an impact on the govt
BLM
What was BLMs campaign after the George Floyd incident in 2020
Britain is not innocent saying that black people are facing police brutality even in the UK
