Do UK Pressure Groups help Democracy?
- Created by: Beany
- Created on: 11-05-13 17:01
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- Do Pressure Groups Aid Democracy?
- Positive
- Collectiveness - people coming together and being heard
- Provide check on the executive and legislature
- E.g. Liberty
- Protect minority views
- stops tyranny of majority
- Provide the other side of the argument
- RSPCA - Fox Hunting issue
- "Helping the little people"
- Provide advice for the government
- E.g. BMA
- Provide a safety valve for individuals
- The idea that a group is stronger than an individual
- E.g. Fathers 4 Justice
- Negative
- Only rich or insider pressure groups are successful than others
- However some rich groups are not listened to
- E.g. Greenpeace
- E.g. CBI
- However some rich groups are not listened to
- Pressure groups don't represent majority, so sometimes the public are not interested
- Pressure groups are not representative of their membership, they are undemocratic
- Does having pressure groups question Parliaments power?
- So who is in power, Parliament or Pressure Groups?
- Sometimes can be violent or perform illegal actions
- E.g. Fathers 4 Justice on top of Parliament
- Only rich or insider pressure groups are successful than others
- Positive
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