press sure groups less influential than corps

• insider pressure groups - enjoy access to government agencies s

  • BMA - winning judicial review , overturned regulation on the power of the UK sec of health
  • BMA have disproportionate influence which was amplified during covid due to their high status and wealth
  • Government cannot afford to lose public support as a consequence of seeming anti - doctor
• insider pressure group counter

  • outsider pressure groups do not enjoy these priveleges
  • CAGE uk - group campaigning to empower Muslims - little influence on government policies
  • lack of electoral power
  • Government are not bonded by law to comply, they can only be influenced
  • 4.3% of UK are Muslims - less of a likelihood to be heard by tory government due to a small population
• coorporation and their importance to the economy

  • An argument in support of corporation is their power in the economy - the management of the economy is arguable one of the best measurements of the success of a government
  • This means that corporation are too powerful for the government to allow them to fail, consequently leading to influence on the decisions in order for their business and the economy to flourish
  • £1 billion to support businesses during omicron
  • 50k bounce back loans
• corporation and their importance to the economy counter

  • This argument can be undermined by the instances where pressure groups achieve their goals despite the views of big corp
  • Greenpeace and numerous environmental groups were successful in delaying the decision for a third runway on Heathrow
  • despite major support from major airlines
  • companies like Starbucks had to pay £2 million in past taxes due to UKUNCUT and tax avoidance
  • not strong enough as corporations spend bullions
• corporation and lobbying

  • corporations in their use of political lobbying
  • Smoking ban - ASDA , Sainsbury lobbying groups
  • Greenshill scandal - attempt to allow greens hill to join the covid corporate financing facility scheme to keep company afloat
  • shows ex - ministers continue to have unsavoury connections and lobby on behalf of their interests
  • Owen Patterson, a conservative mp, resigned as he didn't announce his second form of income from lobbying groups
  • Outlines how crops can use wealth to influence politicians and gain influence.
• corporations and lobbying counter
• The opposition may attempt to undermine this argument

  By emphasising the laws made against political lobbying
• defenders of the new resister claim

  It will protect ministers and their senior civil servants from confusion and conflicts, as they will now know all the different interests represented by the influencers for hire they meet
• undemocratic influence lobbying holds
• Through further examination


  It is evident that the system only creates false transparency
• registers only covers consultant lobbyists direct contact which is only a small part of lobbying activity