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Do you consider the political activities of organised groups (pressure groups) to enhance or threaten the quality of democracy in Britain today?
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Do you consider the political activities of organised groups (pressure groups) to enhance or threaten the quality of democracy in Britain today? The role of pressure groups in the UK can be seen both to strengthen and weaken democracy as there is a significant case for either argument. For instance Thatcher believed that Democracy was threatened by Pressure groups whilst Blair has always had more 'friendly' relations with them illustrating the different opinions of those in office. However, we should also consider whether pressure groups are 'insider' or 'outsider' as those working within state apparatus tend to be more effective than there 'outsider' counterparts. Surely though how can pressure groups be good for democracy when they exert non-legitimate power as they are unelected? Since pressure groups are unelected this means there is not only is the problem of the non-legitimate power but also the fact that pressure groups are selfish, and do...
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