Public opinion acts as a link between people and the government or media acts as a link between the people and the government?
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Public opinion can have various effects on how policy is made or viewed. Marcus Hobley sifts through the sometimes troubled relationship
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Marcus Hobley
Monday 3 September 2012 03.00 EDT First published on Monday 3 September 2012 03.00 EDT
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Views on the use and role of public opinion in forming policy can often be as diverse as the opinions themselves. Winston Churchill took the view that there was "no such thing as public opinion. There is only published opinion". While Abraham Lincoln's take was simply: "Public opinion in this country is everything".
Foreign policy provides an interesting starting point, with historical examples showing where public opinion has and hasn't affected government polices.
On 15 February 2003, the UK's biggest ever public demonstration in opposition to the looming invasion of Iraq was held. The scale of anti-war sentiment surged globally as demonstrations became a worldwide phenomenon. While these mass public displays did not change Britain's policy, they have been cited as a key factor in influencing the decision of the Canadian government to keep their troops out of the Iraq conflict.
A mask of former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, is burned outside the Iraq inquiry
Marcus Hobley
Monday 3 September 2012 03.00 EDT First published on Monday 3 September 2012 03.00 EDT
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Views on the use and role of public opinion in forming policy can often be as diverse as the opinions themselves. Winston Churchill took the view that there was "no such thing as public opinion. There is only published opinion". While Abraham Lincoln's take was simply: "Public opinion in this country is everything".
Foreign policy provides an interesting starting point, with historical examples showing where public opinion has and hasn't affected government polices.
On 15 February 2003, the UK's biggest ever public demonstration in opposition to the looming invasion of Iraq was held. The scale of anti-war sentiment surged globally as demonstrations became a worldwide phenomenon. While these mass public displays did not change Britain's policy, they have been cited as a key factor in influencing the decision of the Canadian government to keep their troops out of the Iraq conflict.
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toy1.PUBLIC OPINION IN A ____________ ACTS AS A LINK BETWEEN THE
PEOPLE AND THE GOVERNMENT
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1.PUBLIC OPINION IN A ____________ ACTS AS A LINK BETWEEN THE
PEOPLE AND THE GOVERNMENT
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