Cards (2)

  • Influential as a large member can be important in persuading government that a pressure group reflects a significant section of public opinion example-
    Campaign to Protect Rural England
    • Has 40,000 members and has been largely successful in defending the green belt from property development
  • Not influential- larger group sizes don’t always bring success Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
    • Had an estimated 110,000 members in the mid-1980s but arguably had little influence on government