Pressure Groups, Lobbyists and Think Tanks key evidence

How many voters didnt vote in last election?

16 million

Which pressure group allows members to start their own campaign?

38 Degrees

What can Trade Unions do?

Workers can organise and demand better working pay

What percentage of Junior Doctors in 2023 took party in a ballot to vote to strike ?

77%

What does a vote of this magnitude demonstrate ?

The breadth of feelings on issues such as pay and working conditions

What did Justice4Grenfell push for?

A public enquiry into the grenfell

Which piece of information did the legatum institute publish during the cost of living crisis ?

That failure to increase wages inline with inflation would lead to 450,000 people more living in poverty in 2023-2024

What did the campaign “led by donkeys” run?

A sting operation catching 3 MP’s including Matt Hancock saying they were willing to promote a business in parliament for £10,000 a day

In 2022 what two thing did Trans Rights Groups lobby for?

1. Easing of the process of transitioning
2. Advocated for the Gender Recognition Act 2022

What did the Institute of Fiscal Studies reveal after the Truss-Kwarteng mini budget ?

The Fiscal Black Hole after the mini budget and a borrowing of estimated £300 billion

Why was the work of the Institute for fiscal studies crucial?

The government refused to publish broadcast produced by the independent office of budget responsibility

What are the leaders of groups not?

Elected

Who was the Director General of CBI that had to resign after allegations of sexual harassment?

Tony Baker

What is Stop5G concerned with and what should they be focusing on instead ?

* Health and environment implications of 5G which have not yet been proven
* Should be focusing on the economic impact s

What was the impact of Junior Strikes on patients?

X3 increase in excess deaths week before and after strikes

What has the tactics of Just Stop Oil led to?

A lack of sympathy for the cause

What two bills have been passed as a result of civil disobedience from pressure groups?

1. Police, Crime and Sentencing Bill 2022
2. 2023 Public Order Act

What targets have been accepted by government suggesting influence by environmental groups?

Net 0

Who are in competition with environmental groups ?

Carbon Intensive companies

In the Farms V animal welfare groups on the badger issue who won?

The Farmers (NFU donates to Tories)

Who gets to choose which pressure group has influence ?

The government

Which companies threatened employment if England went for a “hard” Brexit?

* BMW
* Airbus

In 2020 who rushed through a development project to satisfy Developer Tory Donor?

Robert Genrick, housing minister

Which think tank was highly influential in the mini budget of Truss ?

Institute for Economic Affairs

What can some privileged groups do that others cannot?

Draft legislation

Which companies helped draft the Health and Social Care bill which benefitted them?

Private healthcare companies

IN 2022 What did “Warm With Winter” encourage citizens to do?

Write to MP’s to join meetings to pressure gov into continuing help with heating cost

What did Trade Unions do in 2022?

mass lobby government to protest anti union laws

What did leaked WhatsApp messages in March 2023 show the chair of health select committee doing?

Steve Brian- lobbied for remidium partners to be given favourable contracts by NHS

What boards have MPS sat in relation to currency?

The Boards of Crypto Currency groups

Which group has crypto currency groups funded and what do they advocate for?

All Party parliamentary committees- advocate for losing of restrictions surrounding crypto currency

Which groups confirmed to “open democracy” that they participate in monthly meetings with conservative MP’s to discuss strategy?

Tax Payers alliance, Brexit central etc

What did investigations by green peace and the guardian show ?

IEA director, Mark little wood- told undercover representatives that they had influence in Brexit

What did the 2022 Joseph Rowntree Foundation Poverty report show?

That poverty was having a wide reaching impact, including effects on children, disabled and from different ethnics groups.

Why s the information provided by thinktanks respected?

Experts in their field, working with academics.

In how many documents relating to employment and education was The Jospeh Rowntree foundation name checked in?

157

How many citations was the institute for Fiscal studies between 2015-2021 mentioned in?

150

Which two think tanks under Johnson helped to guide Brexit Policy, including the decision to withdraw from the single market when leaving the EU?

* The Legatum institute
* The Institute for Economic Affairs

What do think tanks help formulate?

1. Specific Policies
2. Wider priorities of political parties

who was the 2019 Conservative manifesto co-authored by?

Robert Coalville and Rachel Wolf- both of the centre for policy studies

Where do some political catchphrases come from?

Think tanks

How do think tanks aid for public acceptance of policy?

Think tanks often advocate for a long time for certain policies to pass, this will ease the introduction of legislation by government if they choose to adopt think tanks policy

What is an example of a think tank advocating for a policy and being adopted by the the government in 2021?

* The Adam Smith Institute advocated for giving British Citizenship to residents of Hong Kong and was adopted by government in 2021.

How many members of Johnson’s government were former members of the Institute of Economic Affairs ?

4 (Truss, Raab, Kwarteng and Patel)

what did the think tank the “kings fund” advise the government on in 2022?

The health and care act- allowed them to fulfil their goal of integration social and healthcare - the government advised the think tank in aspects of the legislation

What do many think tanks benefit from?

Tax exemptions- registered as a charity

what percentage of think tanks say their key aim is to influence politicians?

64%

What did the NFU successfully lobby government for in 2023?

To ensure that rural households would receive extra energy help when they were “off grid”