DEMOCRACY AND PARTICIPATION

PRESSURE GROUPS
1. 2015 BA BAN ON SMOKING IN CARS W/ CHILDREN
2. 2011 OCCUPY LONDON
3. CANCER RESEARCH SPENT £650 MIL+ IN 2017
4. FRIENDS OF THE EARTH INCOME £1.5 MIL/YEAR
5. RSPCA HAS 1 MIL+ MEMBERS
6. 2017 MOMENTUM MEMBERSHIP 35OOO
7. RSPCA HAS 1600 PERMANENT STAFF
8. 2005 'STOP THE WAR' 1 MIL+ PROTESTORS
9. METHODS
  1. BMA WANTED TO FORCE GOV TO WITHDRAW JUNIOR DOCS'S CONTRACTS
    1. REGULAR STRIKES FOR OPERATIONS
    2. FAILED
  2. PLANE STUPID AIM TO STOP AIRPORT EXPANSIONS
    1. E-PETIITONS
    2. BLOCKING FLIGHTS
    3. OCCUUPYING AIRPORTS
    4. DELAYING HEATHROW EXPANSIONS WITH JR
10. AGE UK 75000 VOLUNTEERS
RIGHTS
1. MILESTONES
  1. 1998 HRA
  2. 2000 FREEDOM OF INFO
  3. 2010 EQUALITY ACT OUTLAWS DISCRIMINATION AGAINST 9 CHARACTERISTICS
2. PROTECTION
  1. 2012 ABU QATANDA
  2. 2016 SNOOPER'S CHARTER
  3. 4240 JRS IN 2000, 15000+ IN 2016
  4. GURKHUS IN 2008
  5. LIBERTY
    1. GOV DROPPED ID cards
    2. FAILED IN 2013 'SECRET COURTS'
  6. TERRORISM ACT 2006 BLAIR TRIED TO EXTEND CUSTODY W/O TRIAL FROM 14-40 DAYS
2016 GOV PROMISED MISSAN WOULD NOT LOSE OUT AFTER BREXIT
IRAN REGIME CLAIMS LEGITIMACY (ISLAMIC TEACHINGS)
THINK TANKS
1. THATCHER'S SWITCH TO FORCE MARKET BASED ON CENTRE FOR POLICY STANDARDS
2. DAVID MILIBAND BECAME SENIOR LAB MIN AFTER INSTITIUTE FOR PUB POL RESEARCH
LOBBYISTS
1. 1994 CASH FOR QUESTIONS
2. 2014 ANYONE LOBBYING FOR 3RD PARTY HAD TO SIGN REGISTER
3. £2 BIL/YEAR
4. EMPLOYS 4000 PEOPLE IN THE UK
PARTICIPATION CRISIS
1. TURNOUT
  1. YOUNG PEOPLE
    1. 2010 44%
    2. 2017 64%
    3. 3/4 IN SCOTTISH REF
  2. 2017 BY ELECTION IN STOKE ON TRENT 38%
  3. 2018 LOCAL ELECTIONS 2000 VOTE IN ID TRIALS
  4. MAY 2016 COUNCIL ELECTION 34%
  5. 2014 SCOTTISH REFERENDUM 85%
  6. 2017 69%
  7. BREXIT 72%
2. PRESSURE GROUP MEMBERSHIP
  1. 4.5 MIL IN ENVIRONMENTAL
  2. TRADE UNIONS
    1. 2016 6.2 MIL
    2. 1974 13.2 MIL
    3. 2016 4.2% DROP (BIGGEST EVER)
3. PARTY MEMBERSHIP
  1. 1983 3.8% OF POPULATION IN PARTY
  2. 2017 1.6% OF POPULATION IN PARTY
  3. 'CORBYN EFFECT' 300000+ MEMBERS
4. 2ND BREXIT REF E-PETITION 3.8 MIL RESPONSES
2016 GOOGLE HAD TO PAY 130 MIL IN TAXES FROM 2005
2015 RECALL OF MPS ACT
1. BY-ELECTION IF 10% OF CONSTITUENTS SIGN PETITIONS
2. IF MP SENTENCED TO PRISION/ BARRED FROM 21+ DAYS FROM HOC

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