Pressure groups

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  • Pressure groups
    • A pressure group is a group of people who are trying to influence government without becoming government.
    • functions
      • call govt to account
      • represent and promote interests
      • protect minority groups
      • educate the public
      • give an opportunity for people to be involved with politics
    • different types of PG's
      • Insider
        • they have particularly close links with government and are welcomed into government to speak and form policy
        • NFU National Farmers Union
      • Outsider
        • not in any special position with government, instead they focus on relations with public opinion
        • Green peace
      • Promotional
        • promote an idea or cause to benefit all of society, no requirements to join it
          • Amnesty International
      • Sectional
        • there to promote a group in society i.e worker or ethnic group. To join this group you have to be in a particular position or ethnic group
        • National Union of Teachers
    • Case study: HACKED OFF
      • what were they campaigning for?
        • Hugh Grant wanted to fight for tougher regulation on the media and news papers after a dead teenage girls phone was hacked by the news papers
      • METHODS
        • going to a party conference
        • meeting PM
        • Phones editors
        • Goes on TV shows
        • documentary
      • the response of opponents was holding meetings and tv debates
    • CASE STUDY British Medical Association
      • Method: the doctors did a five day strike, 100,000 operations are cancelled and a  million appointments 12-16th sept 2016
      • WHY?   they are angry about the new contract , concerned about the impact of those working less tan full time, junior doctors working most weekends and Saturday pay

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