P1

• Point: Pressure groups have a significant impact on government decisions as they can reinforce human/social rights
• Evidence: Fare share (insider pressure group) was successful in getting free-school meals during the covid summer when Boris refused due to them influencing backbench MPs with Rashford’s endorsement
• Trade Unions such as the Nation Education Union (NEU) have been successful in giving teachers higher salaries as their pay raise has been raised by 6.5%
• Explanation: Pressure groups have significant impact on government decisions as they can apply pressure to government through protesting their results regardless if they are an insider or an outsider pressure group
• Counter Point: Pressure groups have a little impact on government decisions as the government can choose to ignore them
• Evidence: Despite Just Stop Oil protests, the government scrapped reaching net-zero by 2030
• Explanation: As the government can choose to ignore pressure groups, they have little influence on government decisions as they may not have influence within parliament
• Mini-conclusion: Despite this, pressure groups have been successful in reinforcing rights when parliament has failed to do so regardless if they are insider or outsider.