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1 How pressure groups Influence government policy Insider groups have access to information and are often called to formulate policy Professional lobbying Paying professionals to Lobby decision makers. Lobbying MPs/MSPs Usually takes place in Conjunction with a petition Or march. MSPs would Meet representatives and Listen to their arguments Public Petitions Often hundreds of Thousands of people Will sign for or against A proposal Poster and leaflet Campaign. Used to draw attention to a campaign. Mass Media. Petitions, marches Posters gain a lot of Attention and PGs can Use the media to get to A huge audience. Letter writing Thousands of letters Being sent directly to Representatives. Direct Mailing Contacting people To ask for financial Support and to take action

2 How Pressure Groups influence Government policy…examples… Insider Groups – Age Concern Scotland gives advice to government about pensions etc…

3 How Pressure Groups influence Government policy…examples… Professional lobbying – businesses and unions have access to MSPs and lobby them for changes to law PM David Cameron addresses conference of Confederation of British Industry

4 How Pressure Groups influence Government policy…examples… Lobbying MSPs – The Scottish Council for Single Homeless lobbies parliamentary civil servants directly and takes part in committee meetings to work towards a long term policy on homelessness

5 How Pressure Groups influence Government policy…examples… Mass media – When Trade Unions protest the media often reports on the events which often have thousands of people in attendance

6 How Pressure Groups influence Government policy…examples… Public petitions – The Snowdrop campaign gained 750,000 signatures in 6 weeks – called for tougher gun laws after Dunblane Massacre

7 How Pressure Groups influence Government policy…examples… Letter writing – Nil By Mouth encourages people to write to government to discourage sectarianism

8 How Pressure Groups influence Government policy…examples… Letter writing – Nil By Mouth encourages people to write to government to discourage sectarianism

9 Scottish CND poster campaign Poster and leaflet campaign – Scottish CND issues posters aimed at turning public opinion against nuclear weapons

10 How Pressure Groups influence Government policy…examples… Direct Mailing – pressure groups can send mail to thousands of people to gain finance and support and raise awareness of their concerns

11 How Pressure Groups influence Government policy…examples… Direct action – civil disobedience, e.g. peace protesters with CND blocking access to Faslane naval base

12 Pressure Groups clips… http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips /insider-pressure-groups/4048.html - insider groupshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips /insider-pressure-groups/4048.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips /outsider-pressure-groups/4049.html - outsider groupshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips /outsider-pressure-groups/4049.html

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