Zusammenfassung der Ressource
(6)The diffrents types of groups that
pressure appeal to / or are consulted
- Ministers and civil servants
- Minister and civil servants are at the heart of the
'core executive', they are the network of bodies,
which develop and make government policy
- Routie behind-the scene meeting with civil
servant and member of policy committees maybe
the most most important way of exerting influence
- Parliament
- Presure groups that can't gain access to exective
maybe look to exert influence through parliament
- Less can be achieved by influences parliament than
influence the executive, although they can change
details of legislation or the profile of a political issue
- PG's can gain influence on Private member bills,
parliament question time and select committee inquiries.
- Parliament Lobbying has
grown for various reasons
- More indepheth
minded back bencher
- The intoduece of departmental
setect commiotees
- The growing use of professional
lobbyist and political consultant
- The fact that the partially reform
house of lords is more assertive
- Political parties
- The motive for groups deveping
link with poltitivcl party is clear
- Influence party policy can therfor lead
to influencing government policy
- Party funding is a prime example of PG exerting
there influence " he who pay the piper calls the
tune."
- Public opinion
- These stratergy are adopted by outsider goups
- The purpose of such strategies is to influence government in directly
by pushing issues up the political agenda and demonstrating both
strength and level of public support for a particular cause
- Direct action
- Direct action is political action that is direct in that it imposing
sanctions that effect government or the running of the country;
direct action is often but not necessarily illegal
- They aim to cause disruption or convenience.
the example are strikes, blockades, boycott or
non violent direct action - civil disobedience