Evaluate the extent to which the UK is in the midst of a 'Participation Crisis'
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- Created on: 06-12-18 11:36
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- Evaluate the extent to which the UK is in the midst of a 'Participation Crisis'
- Intro
- This essay will attempt to show that there is no participation crisis.
- 'Participation Crisis' - A large proportion of the population do not engage with the political process.
- Para 3
- There are different ways to measure such as Pressure groups
- Environmental pressure groups are up
- There are different ways to measure such as Pressure groups
- Para 1
- Turnout is recovering
- 2017 had the highest turnout since Thatcher won her first in 1979
- 2017 turnout 69% - 1979 turnout 71%. 59% 2001 for Blair
- Refurendums
- Brexit had72.2%
- Scottish independance had 84.6%
- 2017 had the highest turnout since Thatcher won her first in 1979
- 30% of the population are still not voting
- Could just have been hapathy in the government at the turn of the century that led to such low turnout. Now the government is less popular, more people turn out
- Turnout is recovering
- Para 2
- Party membership is down overall
- Torys down, UKIP down
- UKIP had around 23,600 members, compared to more than 34,300 reported in December 2016.
- In 2010, the Conservative Party had about 177,000 members and in 2013 membership was estimated at 134,000
- Torys down, UKIP down
- Labour and Greens up
- In 2015, the Green Party claimed that membership had risen to 43,829 members, surpassing UKIP's membership of 41,966, making it the third-largest UK-wide political party in the UK in terms of membership
- In August 2015, the Labour Party had 292,505 full members. As of December 2017, the party had approximately 552,000 full members, making it the largest political party in Western Europe
- Some parties are on the up so there is no participation crisis
- Party membership is down overall
- Conclusion
- Para 4
- Intro
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