Paper 1: Pressure groups, Think Tanks, Lobbyists and Corporations

Pressure group: 38 degrees

-Organised successful online petition to deny president Trump state visit UK 43,000 signatures

Pressure groups: Marcus Rashford

Used his fame and and influence to get gov to provide free school meal vouchers during school holidays in 2020 and 2021, millions to support families

Pressure Groups: Just stop Oil

High profile campaigns with little success until Labour came to power and their green agenda aligned with the groups (it was in their manifesto)

Think Tank: Adan Smith

Thatcher free market economics in 19070s due to right wing think tanks like Adam Smith institute

Think tanks: Labour together

Formed to help develop centrist agenda for Labour following 2015 election defeat-Rachael Reeves (Chancellor of exchequer) and Streeting worked for them

Tony Blair institute

Led gov to adopt covid tracing app 2020

Lobbyist: DC and Greenshill scandal

David Cameron lobbied on behalf of Greenshill capital a financial services company for it to be given access to be given access to a gov loan scheme during the pandemic. Accused of financial interest in the company

Cooperations: British soft drinks association

Expressed opposition to the sugar tax at a 2016 event at the conservative party conference- opposition did not affect tax being introduced