1. The plan today
You should be able to figure out which side to sit on based on who your MP is!
30 minutes—Last notes on the UK
30 minutes—Research
30 minutes—simulation!
Ask me about internship
Volunteer opportunity!!!

2. Civil Society in Great Britain
Civil Society and Cleavages in the UK, part 1/2—Civil Society

3. Citizen Participation in the UK
High level of _________ turnout
Like most advanced democracies, the UK has a high number of interest groups (____________ system)
Example: Trade Unions Congress—58 unions, 6.2 million members
__________________________________________--anti-union Prime Minister

4. Linkage Institutions Conservative Party Labour Party
Liberal Democrats—(used to be biggest 3rd party in UK, now has no support)
Plaid Cymru--______ party in Wales
Scottish National Party—_________________ party in Scotland
Democratic Unionist Party—pro-PROTESTANT Northern Irish party

5. Corporatism/neocorporatism
Corporatism—Interest groups become part of the state
Over 700 of these in the UK
Decreasing under Conservative Leadership
Quangos--quasi-autonomous nongovernmental organizations
“non-governmental organization performing governmental functions, often in receipt of funding or other support from government.”
Lose some of their independence when they come under government control

6. Examples of Quangos that have been abolished
ARTS
*UK Film Council  *Museums, Libraries and Archives Council  *Advisory Council on Libraries  *Legal Deposit Advisory Panel  *Advisory Committee on Historic Wreck S ites
HEALTH
*Health Protection Agency (HPA)  *National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA)  *National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse  *Alcohol Education and Research Council  *Appointments Commission (CQC)  *Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (by end of this Parliament)  *Human Tissue Authority  *Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence (to be made a self-funding body by charging a levy on regulators)  *NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement
EDUCATION
*General Teaching Council  *Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency  *British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (BECTA)

7. British Media
Generally, the British government has a high level of transparency
British Broadcasting Company—Partially state-owned (publicly funded) news company
No political ads run on British tv
Current issues about connection between Rupert Murdoch and the government

8. Cleavages Biggest cleavage in the UK—Social Class
Most MP’s are wealthy (Oxford)
Tuition raises?
England and London
Traditionally, working class votes Labour, and wealthy vote Conservative
BUT, what issue has recently drawn working class voters to the Conservative party?

12. Ethnic and religious cleavages
Vast majority is white British
3.0% Black/Black British
6.9% Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi
3.0% Black (British, Caribbean, or African)
1.4% Polish
4.8% Muslim (not an ethnicity)
Terrorism
36 deaths so far this year
2005 Subway bombings—52 killed

13. Regionalism England Wales Scotland— Northern Ireland—
Wealthiest, largest, most powerful
Wales
Poorer, declining manufacturing industry
Scotland—
Agriculture and fishing
Whiskey!
Tourism
Some banking
Northern Ireland—
Small, poor
Still recovering from “The Troubles”
Devolution!—Especially Scotland and Wales

14. Review! What is civil society?
Why do you think Margaret Thatcher was anti-trade unions?
Give two examples of nationalist parties in the United Kingdom.
What is the difference between a pluralist and a corporatist organization?
What is currently happening to the number of quangos in Great Britain? Why?
What cleavage do you think will be the biggest issue for the UK going forward?