political participation in the uk

ways of participating in politics

• standing for public office

• active party membership

• active pressure groups

• active pressure groups membership

• passive party or group membership

• digital activist

• voting

political party membership

reform- 270,000

labour party-250,000

conservative-123,000

digital democracy

• e-petitions, any petition gaining 10,000 signatures requires gov response, any receiving 100,000 considered for parl debate

• 2020= end child food poverty- 1 million signatures, debate in parl, aim of expanding lunch provisions during holidays fail but did announce 400 million funding for next 12 months

pressure groups

• Take back power- wealth inequality, taxation on super-rich, tactics= protests, publicity stunts, throwing apple crumble on imperial state crown

• make votes matter- electoral reform, improving FPTP, lobbying mp, petitions., helped force parl debates on electoral reform, influenced labour n libdem party manifestos to inc pr review

• greenpeace- climate and energy policy, public campaigns, protests, media pressure, contributed to banning new petrol