Types of Pressure Group: Promotional/Cause Groups

Question 1

Define Promotional/Cause Groups

Answer 1

Promote and ideal/cause not related to members’ economic or occupational interests. Membership is open to anyone.

Question 2

Who is membership open to?

Answer 2

Membership is open to anyone.

Question 3

Promotional/Cause groups promote an….

Answer 3

…ideal/cause not related to members’ economic or occupational interests. Membership is open to anyone.

Question 4

Membership is…

Answer 4

…open to anyone.

Question 5

Examples of Promotional/Cause Groups and their campaigns (5 examples)

Answer 5

1) RSPCA and League against cruel sports’ successful campaign to ban fox hunting.
2) Countryside Alliance’s campaign to reverse a ban on fox hunting.
3) Stop The War Coalition’s opposition to the Afghan and Iraq Wars and bombing of Syria.
4) Plane Stupid’s opposition to a 3rd runway at Heathrow.
5) Stop HS2 against a high speed rail link.

Question 6

1st example of a promotional/cause group and their campaign

Answer 6

1) RSPCA and League Against Cruel Sports’ successful campaign to ban fox hunting.

Question 7

2nd example of a promotional/cause group and their campaign

Answer 7

2) Countryside Alliance’s campaign to reverse ban on fox hunting.

Question 8

3rd example of a promotional/cause group and their campaign

Answer 8

3) Stop The War Coalition opposition to Afghan and Iraq wars and bombing of Syria.

Question 9

4th example of a promotional/cause group and their campaign

Answer 9

4) Plane Stupid’s opposition to a 3rd runway at Heathrow.

Question 10

5th example of a promotional/cause group and their campaign

Answer 10

5) Stop HS2 against a high speed rail link.

Question 11

But….

Answer 11

The difference between a promotional/cause group and a sectional/protection/interest group can be blurred.

Question 12

Example of how the lines between a promotional/cause group and a sectional/protection/interest group can be blurred.

Answer 12

BMA, while representing the interests of their members (eg: Recently in opposing changes to pensions), also emphasise the wider interests of the public in their campaigns for:

• Improvements in the NHS
• Campaigns on issues with no clear benefits for their members (eg: Supporting minimum alcohol pricing)

Question 13

What have the BMA done recently to represent the interests of their members?

Answer 13

Opposed changes to pensions

Question 14

Which campaigns are examples of how the BMA also emphasises the wider interests of the public in their campaigns?

Answer 14

• Improvements in the NHS

- Campaigns that have no clear benefits to their members (eg: Supporting minimum alcohol pricing)

Question 15

Which campaign that the BMA has done has no clear benefits for their members?

Answer 15

Supporting minimum alcohol pricing