Politics key stats

What percent of people discuss politics every day according to 'the Hansard society' and what does this show?

10%

How many people pay a membership fee to a political party:

11%

High voter turnout in 2017 election:

70%

What was turnout for 2014 Scottish Independence referendum?

85%

What was turnout between 1922-1945 like?

High turnout - a over 75%

What was turnout in 2001?

59%

What was turnout for people with degrees in 2019?

70%

Unskilled workers had a voter turnout of what in 2019?

53%

What was the voter turnout referendum in Wales? Devolution

50%

What is the party membership of the 2019 Conservative Party? What was it like in the 50s?

2019 - 180,000

1950s - 2 million

What was membership like of trade unions in 1979 versus 2016:

1979 - 13 million

2016 - 6.23 million

How many signatures did the remain EU petitions gain?

6 million - triggered a debate in parliament

How many people are eligible to vote that don't?

9 million - according to the electoral commission

What percentage of 16 and 17s voted for scottish independence referendum?

75%

What is the turnout rate in Australia?

90%

How many workers are part of TUC?

5.5 million

How much is the lobbying industry worth?

£2 billion

In 2009 - how much were the 2 labour lords offered?

£120,000

How much lobbying goes unreported?

85%

How many signatures did Marcus Rashford get for FSM over summer?

1.1 million

How much did NSPCC spend from their supporters?

In 2019 - £117 million

What did Marcus Rashford do?

Rashford was able to gain support for FSM in the summer, showing a great deal of influence as he used open letters, TV appearances and has 2.7 million followers forcing Boris Johnson to do a U-Turn.

A protest against political action

2003 anti-war protests for british involvement in the Iraq war.

Give an example of a citizens assembly group:

Extinction rebellion - campaigns for climate change.

These are representatives groups made of 50-200 people, based on age, gender and ethnicity.

How has there been campaigns to extend the franchise?

In 2004, a campaign brought together by Hirst and Prison Reform Trust was heard by the European courts.

The court ruled that the blanket ban broke Article one of the treaty - ECHR.

In 2004 there was also the prison reform trust who launched the barred from voting campaign to argue the ban on prisoners undermines voter equality.

Examples of interest groups?

NEU - national education union

BMA - doctors

TUC - trade unions

Examples of cause groups:

Greenpeace promotes environmental issues and attempts to influence the govt to adopt 'green' policies.

RSPCA

Extinction rebellion - aims and what did they do in 2019?

In 2019 a pink ship formed the centrepiece of a coordinated protest by extinction rebellion.

They want to use non violent direct action to get the government to act on the ecological emergency.

Aims of the extinction rebellion?

1. The government must tell the truth by declaring a climate and ecological emergency

2. The government must act now to reduce greenhouse gases by 2025

3. The government must create and be led by recommendations from a citizens assembly on climate justice.

By 2020 what governments declared what? In regards to completing extinction rebellion - the first aim

By 2020, the Welsh and Scottish gvts declared a climate emergency.

What is CPS? What policies did they help shape?

Centre Policy studies - right leading think tank.

Curbing inflation, privatisation, limited trade unions

They have had high quality leaders and thus research.

2 lobbying scandals:

1998 Derek draper (lobbyist) was caught boasting about links to 17 labour MP's.

in 2009 two labour peers were allegedly offered 120,000 to make amendments to legislation and were suspended from House of Lords.

How much lobbying goes unreported?

85% - as the Transparency Act excludes in house lobbying

What are insider methods?

Working with ministers and civil servants

Working with parliament

Working with political parties

Wider access points - devolved regions

What are some outsider methods?

Engaging the public

The courts