Pressure Groups

• Pressure groups are organised groups that seek to influence government policy.
• Examples of pressure groups include interest groups, advocacy groups, lobbies, and special interest groups.
• Their aims include influencing public opinion, lobbying MPs, campaigning through the media, using legal action, and mobilising their members.
• They do this by mobilizing public support, lobbying politicians and government officials, and applying political pressure.
• Their methods include lobbying MPs, using the media, demonstrating, campaigning, and direct action.
• They can be formal or informal, permanent or temporary, national or local, single-issue or multi-issue, and have different levels of success.
• They can be formal or informal, permanent or temporary, national or local, single-issue or multi-issue, and have different levels of membership.
• Pressure groups aim to influence government policymaking in a specific direction that benefits their cause.
• Pressure groups are organised bodies that seek to influence government policy.
• There is no legal definition of pressure groups, but they must meet certain criteria such as having members, being non-profit making, and seeking to influence public opinion or government policy.